Anastasia

Girl Ancient Greek #167 in 2023

Anastasia is a girl name of Ancient Greek origin.

Meaning of Anastasia

From the name of a 4th-century martyr,, from ἀνάστασις. The name, and its male counterpart Anastasius, were originally given to children who were born around Eastertime during the early years of Christianity.

Popularity of Anastasia

Popularity, 1880–2023

1,740 births in 2023

1880 2023

53,443 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023.

Peak year

2018

1,904 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Steady

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.