Anastashia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- an-a-STAY-sha
- Origin
- Greek
Anastashia is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “resurrection”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Anastashia mean?
Greek: spelling variant of Anastasia, from Greek anastasis
“resurrection”
A variant of Anastasia, from Greek anastasis, resurrection; Saint Anastasia was an early Christian martyr.
Is Anastashia a girl's or a boy's name?
Anastashia is a girls' name.
How popular is Anastashia in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1988, with 18 girls. It first appears in the records in 1984.
Half of all the girls named Anastashia in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Anastashia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 9 | #11,251 |
| 2011 | 12 | #9,146 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10,814 |
| 2006 | 14 | #8,234 |
| 2005 | 11 | #9,447 |
| 2004 | 16 | #7,072 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7,993 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 17 | #5,794 |
| 1997 | 11 | #7,737 |
| 1996 | 12 | #7,125 |
| 1995 | 13 | #6,636 |
| 1994 | 5 | #13,423 |
| 1993 | 7 | #10,581 |
| 1992 | 10 | #8,057 |
| 1991 | 12 | #6,969 |
| 1990 | 13 | #6,459 |
| 1989 | 16 | #5,280 |
| 1988 | 18 | #4,648 |
| 1987 | 17 | #4,656 |
| 1986 | 7 | #8,518 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 7 | #8,149 |
Nicknames for Anastashia
Names like Anastashia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah, Aliya, Amira, Amaya, Samira, Ariana, Aisha, Sasha, Aysha, Safia, Asia, Ayla
Names related to Anastashia
Anastasia, Annastasia, Anastazia, Anastasiya, Anastassia, Anastasya
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Anastashia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/anastashia, updated 20 October 2026.