| Astra | Oriana | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Of the stars | golden (disputed) |
| Origin | latin | latin |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | AS-truh | or-ee-AH-nah |
| Syllables | 2 | 4 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2022 (69) | 2003 (150) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Astra | Oriana |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 350 | 679 |
| 2010s | 115 | 929 |
| 2000s | 31 | 965 |
| 1990s | 37 | 800 |
| 1980s | 79 | 305 |
| 1970s | 118 | 178 |
| 1960s | 19 | 27 |
| 1950s | 5 | 0 |
| 1940s | 17 | 0 |
From Latin 'astra', the plural of 'astrum' ('star'), itself from Greek 'astron'. It evokes the phrase 'ad astra' ('to the stars').
Etymology is disputed: commonly linked to Latin 'aurum' (gold), giving 'golden', but equally attributed to Latin 'oriri' / 'oriens' (to rise, dawn), giving 'dawn' or 'sunrise' — often glossed 'golden dawn'. A possible Iberian/Basque origin is also proposed. Flagged as uncertain; the gold reading is one of several.
Astra and Oriana are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Astra means Of the stars (latin origin), while Oriana means golden (disputed) (latin origin).
In US records, Astra first appears in 0 and Oriana in 0, so Astra has the longer recorded history.