Entry № 0195 · Greek origin

Asteria Asteria — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ ah-STEH-ree-ah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Greek
Meaning
"Starry (Greek Titaness, mother of Hekate)"
Syllables
4
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Greek)

A name that means "starry (greek titaness, mother of hekate)".

Asteria (Ἀστερία) is the Greek word for "starry" or "of the stars." A Greek Titaness, daughter of Coeus and Phoebe — sister of Leto and **mother of Hekate** by Perses. She transformed into a quail and then into the island of Delos to escape Zeus.

Used widely in modern Greece.

Starry. Mother of Hekate, sister of Leto.

The name in its native script.

Ἀστερία
Transliteration
Astería
Pronunciation
/ əˈstɛr.i.ə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Asteria stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Asteria · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Asterias before her.

Real people
Asteria
Greek Titaness.
In fiction
Asteria
Mother of Hekate.
Hesiod's Theogony

Names connected to Asteria.

The number behind Asteria.

3

The Communicator

Asteria reduces to three — the number of Greek starry.

Why families chose this name.

"Mother of Hekate. Seven letters. Asteria."
Eleni · Mother of one · Athens