Anastasia Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, Girl Names Like Anastasia

Anastasia Name Origin: Greek
Pronunciation: ann-ah-stay-zee-ah, ann-ah-stayz-ah
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Anastasia Name Meaning

Anastasia, a name of Greek origin, means “resurrection” or “one who will be reborn.” It’s a fitting name for a strong and determined woman, and it’s no wonder it has been popular for centuries. Let’s take a look at the history, origin, and popularity of this lovely name.

Origins of the Name Anastasia

The most well-known Anastasia in history is probably Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov of Russia. She was the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II and Tsarina Alexandra, and was tragically executed with her family in 1918 during the Russian Revolution. Despite numerous claims that Anastasia survived the massacre, it was confirmed through DNA testing that the remains of the entire family were found and identified.

After the execution of the Romanovs, rumors began to spread that Anastasia had somehow managed to escape death and was still alive. For decades, women came forward claiming to be the missing Grand Duchess, but it wasn’t until 2007 that the Russian government officially declared that the remains of Anastasia and her family had been discovered and identified.

Despite the confirmation of her death, the legend of Anastasia lives on. The story has been adapted into films, books, and even a Broadway musical, keeping the memory of the youngest Romanov alive for new generations to discover.

Popularity of the Name Anastasia

Anastasia has been a popular name for centuries, and it’s not hard to see why. The meaning of the name, “resurrection” or “reborn,” is powerful and inspiring. Additionally, the tragic story of Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov has added a touch of romance and mystery to the name.

The name Anastasia has been popular in the United States since the early 20th century, with its peak popularity coming in the 1920s, around the time of the Russian Revolution and the execution of the Romanovs. It has remained a popular name, though it has seen a slight decrease in popularity in recent years.

Final Thoughts on the Name Anastasia

In conclusion, the name Anastasia has a rich history and meaning. The original Anastasia, Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov, has left a lasting impression on the world, and the legend of her survival has added a touch of romance and mystery to the name. Despite its decrease in popularity, it remains a beautiful and powerful name for any girl.

Anastasia Name Popularity

How popular is the name Anastasia? Here’s everything we know.

Year	Rank	# Births	% Births
1910	495	31	0.0088%
1911	517	30	0.0081%
1912	574	39	0.0077%
1913	568	44	0.0078%
1914	478	91	0.0131%
1915	590	81	0.0089%
1916	561	100	0.0104%
1917	563	104	0.0104%
1918	523	131	0.0122%
1919	552	115	0.011%
1920	599	101	0.0091%
1921	595	106	0.0093%
1922	639	87	0.0078%
1923	691	74	0.0066%
1924	703	72	0.0062%
1925	712	70	0.0062%
1926	778	50	0.0045%
1927	678	71	0.0064%
1928	778	48	0.0045%
1929	893	29	0.0028%
1930	822	40	0.0038%
1931	990	20	0.002%
1932	873	29	0.0029%
1933	908	25	0.0027%
1934	782	38	0.0039%
1935	886	27	0.0028%
1936	1,019	17	0.0018%
1937	965	21	0.0021%
1938	1,103	14	0.0014%
1939	1,127	13	0.0013%
1940	1,176	12	0.0011%
1941	939	27	0.0024%
1942	1,029	24	0.0019%
1943	1,034	24	0.0018%
1944	1,535	6	0.0005%
1945	1,179	14	0.0011%
1946	1,057	28	0.0019%
1947	1,243	20	0.0012%
1948	1,171	25	0.0016%
1949	—	0	0%
1950	1,374	15	0.0009%
1951	1,941	5	0.0003%
1952	1,661	8	0.0005%
1953	1,286	20	0.0011%
1954	1,367	18	0.001%
1955	1,507	15	0.0008%
1956	1,470	17	0.0009%
1957	914	78	0.0041%
1958	1,041	57	0.003%
1959	914	83	0.0044%
1960	935	79	0.0042%
1961	1,032	65	0.0034%
1962	954	76	0.0041%
1963	969	71	0.004%
1964	845	100	0.0057%
1965	824	99	0.0061%
1966	786	111	0.0071%
1967	686	151	0.01%
1968	676	159	0.0106%
1969	725	142	0.0092%
1970	672	190	0.0119%
1971	680	183	0.0122%
1972	721	146	0.0107%
1973	673	172	0.0133%
1974	652	182	0.014%
1975	602	216	0.0168%
1976	676	174	0.0135%
1977	653	197	0.0146%
1978	731	163	0.0121%
1979	651	217	0.0154%
1980	739	173	0.0118%
1981	634	232	0.0158%
1982	636	230	0.0154%
1983	521	321	0.0218%
1984	507	341	0.0229%
1985	531	332	0.0219%
1986	481	399	0.0264%
1987	271	874	0.0573%
1988	314	750	0.0481%
1989	335	724	0.0449%
1990	376	656	0.0396%
1991	368	668	0.041%
1992	342	724	0.0454%
1993	339	738	0.0473%
1994	323	803	0.0523%
1995	345	728	0.0483%
1996	323	832	0.0556%
1997	304	925	0.0625%
1998	266	1,149	0.0768%
1999	305	976	0.0652%
2000	311	987	0.0646%
2001	310	992	0.0658%
2002	267	1,162	0.0775%
2003	269	1,149	0.0755%
2004	287	1,137	0.0746%
2005	290	1,107	0.0724%
2006	288	1,119	0.0715%
2007	312	1,042	0.066%
2008	358	883	0.0571%
2009	321	985	0.0659%
2010	356	852	0.0591%
2011	365	830	0.0583%
2012	329	905	0.0635%
2013	251	1,213	0.0852%
2014	236	1,312	0.0901%
2015	211	1,493	0.1026%
2016	187	1,692	0.1174%
2017	165	1,778	0.1274%
2018	143	1,865	0.1357%
2019	146	1,874	0.1384%
2020	160	1,693	0.133%
2021	180	1,505	0.1231%
2022	162	1,735	0.1315%

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Names Like Anastasia

If you like Anastasia, you’ll love these other names like Anastasia.

What names are variants of Anastasia?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Anastasia.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Ana	Gracious one	Hebrew
Anastacia	Resurrection	Greek
Anastaise	Resurrection	Greek
Anastase	Resurrection	Greek
Anastasha	Resurrection	Greek
Anastashia	Resurrection	Greek
Anastasie	Resurrection	Greek
Anastasija	Resurrection	Greek
Anastasiya	Resurrection	Greek
Anastassia	Resurrection	Greek
Anastatia	Resurrection	Greek
Anastay	Resurrection	Greek
Anastazia	Resurrection	Greek
Anasztaizia	Resurrection	Greek

Anasztasia	Resurrection	Greek
Anestassia	Resurrection	Greek
Anna	Gracious	Hebrew
Annastasia	Resurrection	Greek
Anstass	Resurrection	Greek
Anstice	Resurrection	Greek
Anya	Resurrection; He (God) has favored me	Hebrew
Asia	Sunrise	Greek
Nastasia	Resurrection	Greek
Nastassia	Resurrection	Greek
Nastassiya	Resurrection	Greek
Nastassja	Resurrection; birthday	Latin
Nastassya	Resurrection	Greek
Nastya	Resurrection	Greek
Stace	Resurrection	Greek

Stacey	Resurrection; good grapes; to stand	Greek
Stacia	Resurrection; good grapes; to stand	Greek
Stacie	Resurrection; good grapes; to stand	Greek
Stacy	A variant short form of Anastasia.	Greek
Stash	Resurrection	Greek
Stasha	Resurrection	Greek
Stasia	Resurrection; good grapes; to stand	Greek
Stasiya	Resurrection	Greek
Stasja	Resurrection	Greek
Stasya	Resurrection	Greek
Staz	Resurrection	Greek
Taisie	Unknown	Irish
Tasa	Resurrection	Greek
Tasenka	Resurrection	Russian
Tasia		American

Tasiya	Resurrection	Russian
Tasja	Resurrection	Greek
Tasya	Resurrection	Russian

What names are similar to Anastasia?

Find a name that’s like Anastasia, but just a little bit different.

Name	Meaning	Origin	Popularity	Other Gender
Asta	Star-like; love	Scandinavian

Lists With Anastasia

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Siblings of Anastasia

Mamas with kids named Anastasia also have kids with these names.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Joseph	Jehovah will increase	Hebrew
Elisia	From the blessed isles	Latin
Ryan	Little king	Irish
Katiana	Form of Katherine	European
Arabella	Answered prayer	Latin
Alexander	Defender of man	Greek
Arya	Faithful friend	Persian
Arthur	Bear	Celtic
Jordan	To descend	Hebrew
Makayla	Who is like God?	American
Brittany	From Brittany or Great Britain	Latin

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14 Comments

Lydia Apr 3 at 3:58 pm

Our baby was born right around Easter time. The name Anastasia means resurrection! We wanted her to have an Easter themed name.

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Sarah Oct 24 at 8:05 am

I wanted a unique name and I just love the name Anastasia and it fits her perfectly

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Merandia Sep 24 at 7:12 am

Prior to giving birth I had been praying about her name. Prior to Anastasia I had a miscarriage which completely broke me, so when I first got pregnant with her I was still dealing with the loss of her sibling. As I was praying I felt impressed on my heart that her name was to ve Anastasia. I thought maybe I heard it wrong, but then I looked up the meaning. Anastasia is the ancient greek means resurrection. This was funny to my husband and I because we had been calling her Rezie, short for resurrection. That’s when we knew that was her name, she is our resurrection.

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Luna D. Aug 4 at 1:40 pm

My best friend is named Anastasia but she prefers to be called Nastya, I don’t know why, I think she doesn’t like to be seen as princessy.

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Michelle Jun 29 at 8:13 pm

My ex wanted to name our daughter Stacy. I never liked that name and it reminded me of a girl he had a crush on during the beginning of our relationship. My middle name is Ann. So, one day it just hit me. I thought how about Anastasia. She can choose from so many nicknames like Ana, Natasha, Stacy, or Asia. During her young years we called her Asia. Then she can decide later what name she wants to use. Today she prefers her full name Anastasia. I’ve also learned recently, after 28 yrs, that it’s pronounced differently in Russia. I pronounced it Ana-stay-shia. A Russian acquaintance told me it’s pronounced Ahna-Stah-zee-a. When I mentioned it to my daughter, she told me she always liked the Russian pronunciation better but all of our family was stuck pronouncing it the American way. And so we still continue to learn! I love it pronounced either way. I love her! My only child.

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Brooke Jun 22 at 5:19 pm

We loved the name Anastasia, but during an extremely tough time in our lives, and during the preganancy, we looked up the meaning of her name. It comes from the Greek word anastasias–which means resurrection. During the pregnancy I had a severe cough/illness that lasted more than 3 months, my husband and I separated due to–at the time–irreconcilable differences, and I also had a 2 month foot injury in the very beginning of the pregnancy. My husband also lost his job. Her pregnancy represented the most trying time in our lives. Yet God gave us words of hope during the entire time, and comforted us with His presence: That there would be a turnaround, a resurrection after the trials. And there was. I’ve recovered, my husband and I reconciled and have a stronger marriage than ever before–just before she was born. We thank God for our personal resurrection and our resurrection baby!

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Lara Jun 9 at 8:16 am

We chose the name Anastasia in remembrance of my husband’s grandmother who shared the same name. We also wanted something to reflect his Greek
heritage. I love how feminine it is and it’s also not a name that is super popular right now.

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Katie Jan 28 at 8:52 pm

Anastasia means resurrection and that’s why I chose it

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Bettina Billups Dec 28 at 9:25 am

I love my beautiful daughter name

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Kim Aug 24 at 10:12 am

The baby’s father has alway like the name. I had picked out Zoe but that name struck a chord with him, so I changed it to Anastasia. I absolutely love the name.

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Kimberly Jul 26 at 10:44 am

I have loved that name and thought it Regal and perfect for one of my little Princesses.(I had 4).

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Caitlin Jun 17 at 1:16 pm

We are Orthodox Christians and live by a church calendar of fasts, feasts and other cycles. My sweet little girl was born in the early days of Lent and would enter the church for the first time (which involves a beautiful ceremony) right around Easter, the Feast of Feasts. Her name means “resurrection” and will always remind me of my favorite time of year and the feast that we celebrated when we first became Orthodox. All of my kids have Russian names as well, reflecting their father’s culture.

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Debra Jun 8 at 5:29 pm

I find that it’s a beautiful name. Me and her father chose that name years ago when we was together when we was younger

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Brianna Apr 13 at 12:53 pm

It is beautiful and meaningful to us as Christian parents. I liked the way it sounded and looked. Was reminded of it from a book and some of my favorite songs to sing were from the Anastasia movie.

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