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Astrid

Modern Scandinavian form of Ástríðr.

PronunciationSwedish /ˈas.strɪd/; Norwegian /ˈɑːs.tɾɪ/; German /ˈas.tʁɪt/; French /as.tʁid/; English /ˈæs.tɹɪd/
Usage languagesDanish, English, French, German, Norwegian, Swedish
US rank (2025)#376

Meaning and history

Modern Scandinavian form of Ástríðr. The name was borne by the Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren (1907–2002), author of Pippi Longstocking, and by a Swedish princess (1905–1935) who became queen of Belgium as the wife of Leopold III.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 209 births, rank #1,162
2007: 186 births, rank #1,308
2008: 191 births, rank #1,299
2009: 197 births, rank #1,249
2010: 185 births, rank #1,287
20112011: 237 births, rank #1,044
2012: 250 births, rank #1,011
2013: 256 births, rank #981
2014: 297 births, rank #911
2015: 312 births, rank #884
20162016: 364 births, rank #778
2017: 403 births, rank #713
2018: 447 births, rank #662
2019: 601 births, rank #516
2020: 686 births, rank #449
20212021: 706 births, rank #442
2022: 777 births, rank #404
2023: 769 births, rank #399
2024: 822 births, rank #382
20252025: 818 births, rank #376

Astrid rose from #382 to #376 for girls between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2024, with 822 births.