| Flavia | Astra | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | golden, yellow-haired | Of the stars |
| Origin | latin | latin |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | FLAH-vee-ah | AS-truh |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 1921 (39) | 2022 (69) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Steady | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Flavia | Astra |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 79 | 350 |
| 2010s | 147 | 115 |
| 2000s | 150 | 31 |
| 1990s | 132 | 37 |
| 1980s | 109 | 79 |
| 1970s | 134 | 118 |
| 1960s | 120 | 19 |
| 1950s | 115 | 5 |
| 1940s | 113 | 17 |
| 1930s | 152 | 0 |
| 1920s | 258 | 0 |
| 1910s | 176 | 0 |
| 1900s | 70 | 0 |
| 1890s | 50 | 0 |
| 1880s | 38 | 0 |
From the Roman family name Flavius, related to Latin 'flavus' ('golden-yellow, blond'). This is golden as hair/colour ('probably originally yellow-haired') rather than gold the metal — distinct from the 'aurum' names.
From Latin 'astra', the plural of 'astrum' ('star'), itself from Greek 'astron'. It evokes the phrase 'ad astra' ('to the stars').
Flavia and Astra are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Flavia means golden, yellow-haired (latin origin), while Astra means Of the stars (latin origin).
In US records, Flavia first appears in 0 and Astra in 0, so Flavia has the longer recorded history.