| Oriana | Astra | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | golden (disputed) | Of the stars |
| Origin | latin | latin |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | or-ee-AH-nah | AS-truh |
| Syllables | 4 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2003 (150) | 2022 (69) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Oriana | Astra |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 679 | 350 |
| 2010s | 929 | 115 |
| 2000s | 965 | 31 |
| 1990s | 800 | 37 |
| 1980s | 305 | 79 |
| 1970s | 178 | 118 |
| 1960s | 27 | 19 |
| 1950s | 0 | 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 17 |
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.
From Latin 'astra', the plural of 'astrum' ('star'), itself from Greek 'astron'. It evokes the phrase 'ad astra' ('to the stars').
Oriana and Astra are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Oriana means golden (disputed) (latin origin), while Astra means Of the stars (latin origin).
In US records, Oriana first appears in 0 and Astra in 0, so Oriana has the longer recorded history.