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Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Anastasia

Gender

Female

Origin

Greek
resurrection
Russian

Syllables

3

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Anastasia

Pronunciation

a-nasta-sia, an(as)-tasia

Famous People

Russian ballerina Anastasia Volochova, Grand Duchess of Russia Anastasia Romanova, Olympic gymnast Nastia Liukin

More about the name

Anastasia (from Greek: Ἀναστασία, romanized: Anastasía) is a feminine given name of Greek origin, it derives from the Greek word anástasis (ἀνάστασις), meaning "resurrection". It is a popular name in Eastern Europe.
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Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1988 (rank #5746, 7 births); most recent 2005 (rank #11466, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #147, 1,904 births); most recent 2025 (rank #163, 1,832 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–1,832
2024–1,832
2023–1,740
2022–1,765
2021–1,636
2020–1,764
2019–1,898
2018–1,904
2017–1,805
2016–1,718

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #135, 369 births); most recent 2025 (rank #212, 221 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025221
2024269
2023283
2022304
2021369
2020341
2019361
2018339
2017328
2016299

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #206, 329 births); most recent 2023 (rank #203, 306 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023306
2022327
2021329
2020292
2019304
2018291
2017248
2016196
2015194
2014168

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1964 (rank #127, 40 births); most recent 2025 (rank #267, 16 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202516
202420
202326
202228
202124
202023
201927
201815
201717
201617

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #224, 18 births); most recent 2025 (rank #429, 7 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
20257
202412
202314
202214
202114
20207
201918
201818
20177
201612

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #183, 10 births); most recent 2025 (rank #231, 7 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
20257
20244
20238
202210
20213
20203
20196
20185
20173
20164

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2018 (rank #113, 28 births); most recent 2023 (rank #171, 18 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202318
202219
202117
202019
201925
201828
201727
201617
201515
201413

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence