Anastasia

Greek, feminine variation of Anastasios
"resurrection"

Anastasia Origin and Meaning

The name Anastasia is a girl's name of Greek, Russian origin meaning "resurrection".

Anastasia is the feminine form on Anastasius, a Greek name derived from the word anastasis, meaning "resurrection." It was a common name among early Christians, who often gave it to daughters born around Christmas or Easter. There are handful of saints named Anastasia, including the patron saint of weavers.

Anastasia is no longer a forbidding regal Russian name, but is now seen as a viable—and increasingly popular—American option, elegantly beautiful.

Anastasia's greatest claim to fame is via the "lost" daughter of the last czar of Russia, whose story has been told and retold in books and movies.

Anastasia was well used in ancient Britain and in Ireland as well as Russia.

# 167 in the US

Anastasia Rank in US Top 1000

# 92 on Nameberry

Anastasia Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Anastasia Popularity

Famous People Named Anastasia

  • Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanova
    Grand Duchess of Russia; daughter of Tsar Nicholas II
  • Anastasia Petrović
    Njegoš, Princess of Montenegro; Grand Duchess consort of Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia
  • Anastasia Mikhailovna
    Grand Duchess of Russia; Dowager Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg,Schwerin
  • Anastasia (born Nonie "Nancy" May Stewart)
    Princess consort of Nicholas of Greece and Denmark; American,born heiress
  • Anastasia
    Princess of Georgia; daughter of King Heraclius II
  • Anastasia Viktoria Cecilie Hermine of Prussia; Princess consort of Alois
    Konstantin, 9th Prince of Löwenstein,Wertheim,Rosenberg
  • Anastasia
    Luise Alexandra Elisabeth Jutta Sibylle Marie,Auguste Henriette, Princess of Anhalt; Margravine of Meissen
  • Anastasia Valeryevna "Nastia" Liukin
    Russian,American Olympic gymnast
  • Anastasia Cannuscio
    American ice dancer
  • Anastasia Andreyevna Shpilevaya
    Russian ice dancer
  • Anastasia Ilinichna Skoptsova
    Russian ice dancer
  • Anastasia Galyeta
    Russian ice dancer who represents Azerbaijan
  • Anastasia Maria Mili
    American actress
  • Anastasia Nikolayevna Grishina
    Russian Olympic gymnast
  • Anastasia Konstantinovna Prikhodko
    Russian folk pop singer
  • Anastasia Rodionova
    Russian,Australian tennis player
  • Anastasia Sergeyevna Pavlyuchenkova
    Russian tennis player
  • Anastasia Hille
    English actress
  • Anastasia Dhanraj
    birth name of Tasie Lawrence, British actress
  • Anastasia Higham
    American stage actress
  • Anastasia Griffth
    American,Irish actress
  • Anastasia Lagune
    Latvian model
  • Anastasia Baranova
    Russian actress
  • Anastasia Soare
    Romanian,born cosmetologist of Anastasia Beverly Hills
  • (Anna) Anastasia van Lippe
    Biesterfeld van Vollenhoven (b. 2001), daughter of Prince Maurits of Orange,Nassau
  • Anastasia Bliznyuk
    Russian rhythmic gymnast
  • Anastasia Tatareva
    Russian rhythmic gymnast
  • Anastasia Maria Dogrammatzi
    Greek rhythmic gymnast
  • Anastasia Shanko
    Canadian rhythmic gymnast
  • Anastasia Zacrevschi
    Moldovan rhythmic gymnast
  • Anastasia Lynn Newkirk
    American singer/songwriter

Anastasia in Pop Culture

  • Anastasia Tremaine
    stepsister in Disney's "Cinderella"
  • Anastasia "Anya
    " main character in 1997 animated film "Anastasia," about the Grand Duchess Anastasia; later a musical
  • Anastasia Pratt ("Chalkline Annie")
    character in movie "Midnight Cowboy"
  • Anastasia Dewsbury
    character in "The Adventures of Harry Richmond" by George Meredith
  • Anastasia "Dee" Dualla
    character on TV's "Battlestar: Galactica"
  • Anastasia "Ana/Seven" Petrova
    character in Elise Noble's Blackwood Security series
  • Anastasia Colborne
    character on TV's "Seed"
  • Anastasia "Stacey" McGill
    character in The Baby,sitters Club series
  • Anastasia
    character in Barbara Cartland's "A Kiss for the King"
  • Anastasia
    Red Queen on TV's "Once Upon A Time in Wonderland"
  • Anastasia "Ana" Steele
    main character in the ''Fifty Shades of Grey'' series
  • "Yes
    Anastasia," song by Tori Amos