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Anastasia

Gender
Girl
Say it
an-a-STAH-zee-a
Origin
Greek
UK rank, 2025
#224 for girls
US rank, 2025
#163 for girls

Anastasia is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “resurrection”. In 2025 it ranked 224th for girls in the UK (235 babies) and 163rd for girls in the US (1,832 babies).

What does Anastasia mean?

Greek

“resurrection”

Grand Duchess Anastasia (1901-1918), daughter of the last Russian tsar, inspired many legends of survival.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Anastasia a girl's or a boy's name?

Anastasia is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 235 girls in the UK and 1,832 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.

How popular is Anastasia in the UK?

Rank in 2025
224th among girls
Babies in 2025
235 about 1 in 1,200 girls
Five-year trend
Falling down 25% in five years
Same name in a class
1.2% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 235 girls in the UK were named Anastasia, making it the 224th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 164th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 386 girls.

It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Anastasia than any year since 2015.

Half of all the girls named Anastasia in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2021. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.

Among girls in 2025, it was 212th in England and Wales, 429th in Scotland and 231st in Northern Ireland.

1996Busiest: 386 in 20212025
Anastasia in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
2025235#224
2024285#190
2023305#186
2022328#171
2021386#155
2020351#164
2019385#149
2018362#165
2017338#178
2016315#192
2015208#261
2014182#288
2013166#316
2012149#361
2011127#397
2010121#407
2009133#366
2008111#426
2007115#399
2006112#403
2005117#377
2004114#368
2003117#351
2002150#292
2001131#311
200097#380
1999114#327
1998121#325
1997184#244
1996115#339

How popular is Anastasia in the US?

Rank in 2025
163rd among girls
Babies in 2025
1,832 about 1 in 880 girls
Five-year trend
Steady down 3% in five years
Same name in a class
1.6% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 1,832 girls in the US were named Anastasia, making it the 163rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 158th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 1,905 girls.

Half of all the girls named Anastasia in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.

1880Busiest: 1,905 in 20182025
Anastasia in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20251,832#163
20241,842#166
20231,745#166
20221,770#162
20211,637#181
20201,766#158
20191,899#150
20181,905#147
20171,806#169
20161,720#192
20151,505#217
20141,346#240
20131,254#253
2012937#334
2011868#367
2010878#365
20091,014#325
2008918#360
20071,072#314
20061,147#289
20051,128#292
20041,157#286
20031,175#270
20021,193#265
20011,028#309
20001,027#309
19991,006#305
19981,176#266
1997949#304
1996858#327
1995759#346
1994833#324
1993779#337
1992741#351
1991706#364
1990688#383
1989755#336
1988782#317
1987909#269
1986431#495
1985386#521
1984391#504
1983382#508
1982288#624
1981281#634
1980226#735
1979260#668
1978235#679
1977260#639
1976241#642
1975254#620
1974225#668
1973232#646
1972214#685
1971236#667
1970240#665
1969207#692
1968219#656
1967187#713
1966154#794
1965150#811
1964142#869
1963124#947
1962111#1,020
1961110#1,044
1960115#1,000
1959119#964
195887#1,135
1957113#974
195643#1,616
195537#1,690
195442#1,559
195340#1,548
195235#1,640
195131#1,739
195039#1,473
194931#1,696
194843#1,408
194743#1,412
194645#1,289
194530#1,481
194423#1,741
194348#1,168
194243#1,206
194150#1,030
194036#1,218
193928#1,401
193837#1,200
193749#1,002
193640#1,115
193540#1,101
193460#875
193346#1,024
193253#969
193149#995
193063#916
192966#876
192878#816
192791#757
192681#804
1925105#719
192497#756
1923108#703
1922133#635
1921142#612
1920122#655
1919143#585
1918157#569
1917131#596
1916126#599
1915114#611
1914125#501
191372#612
191261#632
191159#548
191047#610
190933#691
190834#664
190737#614
190648#499
190532#620
190441#511
190330#596
190224#688
190138#487
190033#611
189923#644
189832#571
189732#521
189636#487
189524#622
189453#386
189327#535
189225#554
189134#430
189028#491
188921#555
188820#558
188722#471
188623#451
188515#557
188417#501
188314#517
188211#560
188111#503
188010#547

Nicknames for Anastasia

Names like Anastasia

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Sophia, Athena, Emilia, Amelia, Alba, Thea, Elena, Aria, Aurora, Aurelia, Ariana, Arabella

Other spellings of Anastasia

Annastasia, Anastassia

Names related to Anastasia

Anastazia, Anastasiya, Anastasya, Anastashia

More Greek names

Luca, Theodore, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Anastasia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/anastasia, updated 20 October 2026.