Anastasia
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About Anastasia
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.
Pronounced an-uh-STAH-zhuh.
As of October 2026, Anastasia ranked #163 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #147 in 2018, Nameberry popularity #4.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #240 | 1,346 | 753.5 |
| 2015 | #217 | 1,505 | 843.1 |
| 2016 | #192 | 1,718 | 969.5 |
| 2017 | #169 | 1,805 | 1,045.5 |
| 2018 | #147 | 1,904 | 1,119.3 |
| 2019 | #150 | 1,898 | 1,130.9 |
| 2020 | #158 | 1,764 | 1,091.2 |
| 2021 | #181 | 1,636 | 997 |
| 2022 | #162 | 1,765 | 1,076.1 |
| 2023 | #167 | 1,740 | 1,084.4 |
| 2024 | #166 | 1,832 | 1,130.7 |
| 2025 | #163 | 1,832 | 1,139.8 |
World rankings
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Anastasia on lists
Famous Anastasias
- 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
- Anastasia “Stassie” Allen
character in “Icebreaker” by Hannah Grace
Variations & nicknames
- TasoulaGreek
- NastkaPolish
- StasyaRussian
- AnatazjaPolish
- AsyaRussian
- NastyaRussian
- NastasyaRussian
- TasiaGreek
- AnastashaGreek
- AnastaciaGreek
- NastasiaRussian
- NatasaGreek
- StasaCzech
- AnastazjaPolish
- Nast'ACzech
- StaskaCzech
- TaskenkaRussian
- AnastasieGerman
- AnastászieCzech
- AnastasiyaRussian
- TasyaRussian
- AnastassiaRussian
- NastusiaPolish
- AnasztaiziaHungarian