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Anastasia

Say it an-uh-STAY-zhuh

Greek origin resurrection 4 syllables

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Where Anastasia is loved, common and rare

Common across Italy and two more places. Rare in Canada, four German cities, Austria and 11 more places.

1 in 1,041 girls born in Northern Ireland in 2025

Every place

In 22 of the 40 official lists, among them Italy (61st), Quebec (123rd) and Berlin (126th).

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PlaceRankGirlsShare
Italy61st 20246261 in 286
New South Wales state96th 202576rank only
Quebec province123rd 202546about 1 in 565
Berlin city126th 202326about 1 in 558
Austria140th 2025451 in 794
Cologne city159th 20237about 1 in 878
British Columbia province171st 202318about 1 in 664
Switzerland186th 2025391 in 872
France187th 20253051 in 940
Ontario province204th 202458about 1 in 939
England and Wales212th 20252211 in 1,146
Northern Ireland231st 202571 in 1,041
Poland248th 2025211 in 5,704
Ireland266th 2025161 in 1,320
Sweden283rd 202526about 1 in 1,545
Norway302nd 2025121 in 1,816
Catalonia region as Anastàsia348th 202591 in 2,141
Scotland429th 202571 in 2,556
The Netherlands523rd 202524about 1 in 2,542
Moscow city Анастасия23rd 2025602rank only
Bonn city145th 20254about 1 in 754
Leipzig city156th 20253about 1 in 875

Rare, below the listed names: Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, New Zealand, Munich, Rostock, Spain, Hungary, Slovenia and Israel.

Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Turkey (top 30), Argentina (top 20) and Croatia (top 50).

Germany publishes no national statistics on first names. German figures here are city lists (Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock), never the country.

Moscow publishes names in Cyrillic. The Latin spelling shown is our transliteration; the published form is shown beside it.

Sources: ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy); NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages (Data.NSW) (New South Wales); Retraite Québec (Banque de prénoms, Données Québec) (Quebec); BerlinOnline GmbH; Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO) / Standesämter (Berlin); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); Stadt Köln, Standesamt (offenedaten-koeln.de) (Cologne); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (British Columbia); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (France); Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); NISRA (Northern Ireland); Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji, rejestr PESEL (dane.gov.pl) (Poland); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency) (Sweden); Statistics Norway (SSB) (Norway); Idescat (Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya) (Catalonia); National Records of Scotland (Scotland); Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) (the Netherlands); Moscow Civil Registry Office (ZAGS), data.mos.ru (Moscow); Bundesstadt Bonn, Standesamt (opendata.bonn.de) (Bonn); Stadt Leipzig, Standesamt (opendata.leipzig.de) (Leipzig). How we count, and every source

About the name

Anastasia comes from the name of a fourth-century martyr, Ancient Greek Anastasía, from anástasis, 'resurrection'. In the early years of Christianity it and its male form Anastasius were given to children born around Easter.

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Its four syllables, an-uh-STAY-zhuh, give it a grand, flowing rhythm. Stacee is an English short form, Nastia and Nastja are pet forms, and Anastazja and Anastasija are forms in other languages.

Anastasia is used in Italy, Austria and Switzerland, and in New South Wales, Quebec and British Columbia. The French records place its peak in 2025, but across all the places where it is tracked it is falling more often than rising.

Meaning, origin, pronunciation

Pronounced
an-uh-STAY-zhuh, 4 syllables
Meaning
resurrection
Origin
Greek
Other spellings
  • Anastazja
  • Anastasija
  • Nastja
  • Sia
  • Natasa
  • Anastacia
  • Anastatia
  • Nastasia
  • Nastia
  • Stacee
  • Stacey
  • Stacy
  • Stasia
  • Tasia
  • Anastázia
  • Anastaziia
  • Anastázie

Counted together here: Anastasía and Anastàsia.

Etymology

From the name of a 4th-century martyr, Ancient Greek Ἀναστασία (Anastasía), from ἀνάστασις (anástasis, “resurrection”). The name, and its male counterpart Anastasius, were originally given to children who were born around Eastertime during the early years of Christianity.

From the Wiktionary entry, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened.

Over time

Over five years: rising in 4 of 21 regions, falling in 9.

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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.

Italy 168th 1999 to 61st 2024
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Quebec 361st 1996 to 123rd 2025
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Berlin 123rd 2012 to 126th 2023
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Austria 590th 1996 to 140th 2025
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Cologne 97th 2010 to 159th 2023
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British Columbia 585th 1996 to 171st 2023
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Ten years of ranks

Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.

Region2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
England and Wales182168156138148135165180180212
Scotland311446225224429274260263295429
Northern Ireland353432313263397446183209337231
Ireland273272299187197198174179213266
Ontario176165158139159222158156204
British Columbia223121113120168213170171
New South Wales928796
Victoria94
South Australia10712187
Quebec182124177184161184246127128123
France310239224206217193186186180187
The Netherlands749727633611568586552479523
Austria11110993111113108148114150140
Switzerland188189178143166171177149145186
Berlin9795121104132112122126
Munich1021071131139411515789127
Cologne19298123132121223143159
Bonn14374226769612478115141145
Leipzig8512484718716415764117156
Rostock1361439914112613312210599
Norway282440309326368303349430332302
Sweden337294226296227332219314238283
Catalonia356272246445351541335442330348
Italy828476727268605761
Poland163186173199189201166190218248
Slovenia118121183138183159156184155
Moscow468101213182023
Israel7657471061868

England and Wales, 1996 to 2025

YearRankGirlsper 100,000 girls
202521222187.3
2024180269104.3
2023180283110.3
2022165304115.4
2021135369134.6
2020148341127.0
2019138361128.9
2018156339117.6
2017168328109.7
201618229997.3
201524620165.3
201427617456.7
201330315550.3
201233714444.7
201138312238.0
201039411335.2
200934612640.2
200839711034.8
200737811136.3
200638810836.1
200534911439.5
200435710737.4
200333211440.9
200226714955.7
200129412647.0
20003579334.0
199930911039.0
199830611840.8
199723617258.7
199631311338.2

Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.

France since 1925

Half of the babies named Anastasia in France since 1925 were born in or after 2005. First recorded in 1925. Her peak year there: 2025, at 106.3 per 100,000 girls.

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Babies named Anastasia per 100,000 girls born in France, by five-year period.

Sources: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (1900-2025), Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0.

Sister names for Anastasia

  1. 1 in 754 in Ireland

  2. 1 in 782 in Ireland

  3. 1 in 919 in Ireland

  4. 1 in 1,625 in Ireland

  5. 1 in 571 in Ireland

  6. 1 in 852 in Scotland

  7. 1 in 471 in Scotland

  8. 1 in 334 in England and Wales

  9. 1 in 2,113 in Ireland

  10. 1 in 778 in Scotland

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Middle names for Anastasia

  1. 1 in 107 in Northern Ireland

  2. 1 in 86 in Ireland

  3. 1 in 57 in Northern Ireland

  4. 1 in 311 in Ireland

  5. 1 in 102 in Ireland

  6. 1 in 132 in Northern Ireland

  7. 1 in 214 in Northern Ireland

  8. 1 in 78 in Northern Ireland

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Same style as Anastasia

Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.

  1. 1 in 471 in Scotland

  2. 1 in 577 in Scotland

  3. 1 in 1,689 in England and Wales

  4. 1 in 3,018 in Ireland

  5. 1 in 1,625 in Ireland

  6. 1 in 260 in Northern Ireland

  7. 1 in 1,760 in Ireland

  8. 1 in 1,193 in Scotland

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Famous people named Anastasia

Anastasia Myskina, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Anastasia of Kiev, Anastasia Zavorotnyuk, Anastasia Romanovna, Anastasia Baburova, Anastasia of Sirmium and Anastasia Potapova.

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People: Wikidata (CC0), linked to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists.

Questions about Anastasia

5 questions, on how popular she is, what it means, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.

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How popular is Anastasia?

Her best rank is No. 61 in Italy in 2024, about 1 in 286 girls. She is in the published lists of 22 of our 40 regions.

What does Anastasia mean?

Wiktionary glosses Anastasia as "resurrection".

How do you pronounce Anastasia?

an-uh-STAY-zhuh, with 4 syllables.

Is Anastasia getting more popular?

Over five years: rising in 4 of 21 regions, falling in 9.

Which sister names go with Anastasia?

The deck's top five sisters for Anastasia: Helena, Melissa, Tessa, Selena and Sara. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.

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