Anastasia

Anastasia: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “resurrection”
Origin: Greek
Say it: an-uh-STAY-zhee-uh · 5 syllables
Used for: Girls

Feminine form of Greek Anastasios, from anastasis 'resurrection'. It has long been used in Orthodox Christian traditions, especially Greek and Russian.

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How popular is Anastasia?

2024550 per million US babies

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Babies named Anastasia in 20241,832

2024 rank#166 girls

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 188055,298

Anastasia is rising: use over the last five years is 1.8× what it was a decade earlier.

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Anastasia questions

What does the name Anastasia mean?

Anastasia means "resurrection". It comes from Greek. Feminine form of Greek Anastasios, from anastasis 'resurrection'. It has long been used in Orthodox Christian traditions, especially Greek and Russian.

Is Anastasia a boy or girl name?

Anastasia is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Anastasia?

1,832 US babies were named Anastasia in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Anastasia?

Anastasia is usually pronounced an-uh-STAY-zhee-uh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.