How Many People Are Named Anastasia?
people named Anastasia are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 6,472 people in the US has this name
Based on 57,163 babies named Anastasia in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,905 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Feminine form of ANASTASIUS. This was the name of a 4th-century Dalmatian saint who was martyred during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian. Due to her, the name has been common in Eastern Orthodox Christianity (in various spellings). As an English name it has been in use since the Middle Ages. A famous bearer was the youngest daughter of the last Russian tsar Nicholas II, who was rumoured to have escaped the execution of her family in 1918.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Anastasia in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Anastasia alive today is about 20 years old, and 74% are under 30. Half of them were between 7 and 30 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Anastasia first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2018, to 1,905 babies. In 2025, 1,832 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Anastasia has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #147, in 2018. In 2025 it ranked #163.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #163 |
| Best rank | #147 (2018) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #229 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Anastasia alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Anastasia were born in California than in any other state: about 5,673 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Anastasia was given 2.3 times as often in Alaska, 1.7 times in New Mexico and 1.5 times in Colorado.
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