Asteria
In Greek mythology, Asteria or Asterie is a daughter of the Titans Phoebe and Coeus (Polus) and the sister of Leto. According to Hesiod, by the Titan Perses she had a single child, a daughter named Hecate, the goddess of witchcraft. Other authors made Asteria the mother of the fourth Heracles and Hecate by Zeus.
- Greek Mythology
Meaning & Origin of Asteria
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
In Greek mythology, Asteria or Asterie is a daughter of the Titans Phoebe and Coeus (Polus) and the sister of Leto. According to Hesiod, by the Titan Perses she had a single child, a daughter named Hecate, the goddess of witchcraft. Other authors made Asteria the mother of the fourth Heracles and Hecate by Zeus.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Greek Mythology
Etymology
The Story of Asteria
Asteria first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2014, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2026: 43 births, good for #3,550 nationwide. About 87% of every Asteria on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Asteria ranks #3,550 for baby girls with 43 births, rising sharply (+166% over the past five years). All told, over 261 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
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About the name Asteria
Asteria is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2014 and has accumulated 261 births in the dataset. Asteria's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #3,550. Use the chart and map above to compare Asteria's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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