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The baby name Anastasia is a Female name , 5 syllables long and is pronounced /ˌænəˈsteɪʒə/ (AN-ə-STAY-zhə); Russian: [ənɐˈstasʲɪjə] (ah-nah-STAH-see-yah).

Anastasia is Greek in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 5.0
Origin: Greek
Pronunciation: /ˌænəˈsteɪʒə/ (AN-ə-STAY-zhə); Russian: [ənɐˈstasʲɪjə] (ah-nah-STAH-see-yah)

What is the meaning of the name Anastasia ?

The baby name Anastasia is a Female name , 5 syllables long and is pronounced /ˌænəˈsteɪʒə/ (AN-ə-STAY-zhə); Russian: [ənɐˈstasʲɪjə] (ah-nah-STAH-see-yah).

Anastasia is Greek in Origin.

Anastasia derives from Greek Anastasia (Αναστασία), the feminine of Anastasios, from anástasis “resurrection” (ana “again” + stasis “standing”). Early Christians favored it for girls born around Easter and in honor of martyrs such as Saint Anastasia of Sirmium; the name remains prominent in Eastern Orthodoxy, symbolizing rebirth and renewal. Through Byzantine and Slavic traditions it spread across the Balkans and Russia, later entering wider European use.

International variants include Anastasiya/Anastasiia (Russian/Ukrainian), Anastasija (South Slavic, Baltic), Anastasie (French), Anastazja (Polish), Anastásia (Portuguese), and the consistent Spanish/Italian Anastasia; older or literary forms include Nastassia, Nastasya, and Nastja/Nastya. Common diminutives are Nastya, Stasia, Tasia, Ana, and Asya. The name carries imperial resonance via the Romanov grand duchess and has seen periodic revivals in English-speaking countries since the 19th century, retaining a classic yet dramatic profile.

Anastasia has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Anastasia

Anastasia Zavorotnyuk Actor · Born 1971 · Russia Anastasia Zavorotnyuk is a Russian actress best known for her role as Vika in the popular TV series 'My Fair Nanny'. Born in 1971, she has become a household name in Russia for her work in both television and film. Her performance in 'My Fair Nanny' remains her most recognized work. Anastasia Volochkova Actor · Born 1976 · Russia Anastasia Volochkova is a Russian ballerina and actress, best known for her career as a principal dancer with the Bolshoi Ballet. She gained fame for her performances in iconic ballets like Swan Lake and The Nutcracker. Born in 1976, she has also appeared in various Russian television shows and films. Anastasia Lin Actor · Born 1990 · Canada Anastasia Lin is best known as a Chinese-Canadian actress, model, and human rights advocate who won Miss World Canada 2015. She was set to represent Canada at the Miss World 2015 pageant in China, but Chinese authorities refused her a visa after declaring her persona non grata.
Anastasia Zadorozhnaya Actor · Born 1985 · Russia Anastasia Zadorozhnaya is a Russian actress and singer, best known for her role in the popular TV series 'Don't Be Born Beautiful'. She also gained fame through her music career, with hits like 'Do Not Interrupt' and 'Love/Not Love'. Anastasia Griffith Actor · Born 1978 · France Anastasia Griffith is a British actress best known for her role as Katie Connor on the television series 'Damages'. She has also appeared in shows like 'Once Upon a Time' and 'Copper', showcasing her versatility across different genres.

Anastasia – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2025 #1 — 874
Germany Girls 2025 #1 — 411
TM 0 #4 1 66
RU Girls 0 #7 24,075 11,913
GR Girls 0 #8 1,593 6,293
FJ Girls 0 #9 1 583
CY Girls 0 #11 285 3,755
RU 0 #12 890 3,641
SV Girls 0 #18 1 458
CY 0 #24 38 1,632
GR 0 #24 219 3,911
MD 0 #28 7 434
MD Girls 0 #28 119 865
TM Girls 0 #30 6 574
EE 0 #32 6 1,051
ID 0 #32 8 2,238
NA 0 #32 2 2,537
GE 0 #33 12 997
EE Girls 0 #34 141 1,888
MV Girls 0 #34 2 2,021
MT 0 #43 1 1,767
GE Girls 0 #44 78 1,564
KZ Girls 0 #46 909 5,862
MO 0 #51 2 2,706
CM 0 #56 1 2,592
KZ 0 #58 34 1,452
ID Girls 0 #62 37 3,319
LU 0 #62 5 2,830
IN 0 #71 1 2,963
AL 0 #72 5 2,372
JP 0 #72 6 4,057
AZ Girls 0 #75 1 1,051
BG 0 #75 8 1,799
SI 0 #79 2 1,612
CN 0 #84 3 3,857
RS 0 #84 1 923
Switzerland Girls 2024 #87 49 1,786
LT 0 #87 2 949
JM 0 #93 1 3,714
QA 0 #100 7 7,011
TW 0 #103 1 4,523
GE Boys 0 #107 4 2,055
BN Girls 0 #111 4 5,459
Belgium Girls 2024 #113 73 424
HU 0 #113 3 1,675
Norway Girls 2025 #115 12 453
RS Girls 0 #115 21 1,651
KW 0 #121 1 5,216
EE Boys 0 #125 1 2,087
MT Girls 0 #126 26 3,773
CY Boys 0 #131 1 3,473
Canada Girls 2024 #133 170 2,795
IQ 0 #133 1 3,533
MU 0 #133 5 3,613
BG Girls 0 #134 93 3,559
ID Boys 0 #135 1 4,130
PA 0 #138 1 3,797
Sweden Girls 2022 #143 37 1,568
BW Girls 0 #146 6 4,216
CZ Girls 0 #147 304 5,378
BW Boys 0 #154 1 4,685
France Girls 2021 #157 329 3,185
United States Girls 2024 #157 1,832 8,487
LU Girls 0 #157 29 4,850
AE 0 #158 20 10,220
CR 0 #158 8 5,526
LT Girls 0 #161 34 1,904
PR Girls 0 #161 7 3,171
GH Girls 0 #162 214 6,973
CZ 0 #164 22 3,154
SI Girls 0 #165 10 2,769
AL Girls 0 #168 56 4,141
HR 0 #181 1 2,081
UY 0 #181 2 2,477
PS 0 #184 35 5,692
NA Girls 0 #190 35 7,146
AR 0 #193 1 2,915
DK 0 #194 10 5,198
Austria 0 #202 12 850
HU Girls 0 #204 20 3,308
JP Girls 0 #207 39 6,592
GH 0 #208 36 5,396
PL 0 #208 5 2,600
IR 0 #210 20 4,221
AO Girls 0 #214 4 4,575
IT Girls 0 #219 8,773 9,415
PS Girls 0 #223 422 10,981
IL 0 #224 51 6,291
IL Girls 0 #225 628 11,648
Finland Girls 0 #230 204 1,368
PL Girls 0 #231 142 5,096
BD 0 #239 3 5,992
Germany Girls 0 #239 1,331 4,949
MO Girls 0 #241 11 7,056
PT 0 #243 8 4,161
JM Girls 0 #245 15 7,507
MU Girls 0 #246 106 8,539
SG 0 #251 19 11,010
NG 0 #255 10 5,926
EC Girls 0 #256 3 3,650
TW Girls 0 #258 19 8,139
DK Girls 0 #261 56 7,429
CN Girls 0 #267 83 8,829
GR Boys 0 #267 7 6,912
HR Girls 0 #268 22 3,687
Finland 0 #272 36 830
QA Girls 0 #276 41 15,378
Austria Girls 0 #277 150 1,885
KZ Boys 0 #277 13 6,578
JM Boys 0 #293 1 6,876
IR Girls 0 #301 262 8,334
AL Boys 0 #303 1 5,122
SA 0 #310 3 10,560
JO Girls 0 #311 15 7,570
MY 0 #312 19 12,352
Germany 0 #325 117 2,542
PE 0 #329 1 6,350
DK Boys 0 #332 1 7,401
GT 0 #334 5 5,948
Finland Girls 2026 #339 841 3,895
PL Boys 0 #339 2 6,459
HK 0 #350 8 8,483
SD Girls 0 #356 3 7,678
GH Boys 0 #357 5 8,138
IT 0 #358 499 4,183
BR 0 #360 1 5,969
NL 0 #367 25 2,481
PH Girls 0 #367 24 13,098
AE Girls 0 #368 186 20,968
MU Boys 0 #369 1 8,477
BD Girls 0 #374 13 8,413
OM Girls 0 #378 19 15,987
PT Boys 0 #381 1 7,951
PT Girls 0 #387 65 7,952
RU Boys 0 #392 114 12,621
YE 0 #397 2 8,639
CL 0 #400 12 6,867
BO 0 #402 7 6,868
Spain 0 #402 51 2,326
ZA 0 #402 46 14,421
PH Boys 0 #407 2 11,440
EG 0 #409 4 6,387
UY Boys 0 #412 2 5,922
NG Girls 0 #423 465 15,093
Spain Girls 0 #428 811 5,561
CM Girls 0 #442 99 11,671
MX 0 #444 2 8,339
PA Girls 0 #453 29 9,861
CL Girls 0 #462 470 14,098
SG Girls 0 #474 113 18,916
UY Girls 0 #475 36 6,731
IQ Girls 0 #485 20 11,303
GT Girls 0 #487 19 7,500
CR Girls 0 #489 44 11,342
KW Girls 0 #494 22 19,177
CO 0 #506 5 7,768
CR Boys 0 #510 1 10,188
BH 0 #535 19 17,937
AR Girls 0 #543 57 8,289
LY 0 #552 8 12,703
HK Girls 0 #558 58 16,104
PS Boys 0 #558 4 10,655
IR Boys 0 #565 1 10,162
CM Boys 0 #573 3 12,054
BO Girls 0 #589 23 9,488
LB 0 #594 65 13,263
BO Boys 0 #622 1 9,244
IL Boys 0 #623 3 10,983
IN Girls 0 #648 7 13,121
ZA Girls 0 #649 606 25,928
NL Girls 0 #653 311 5,933
CL Boys 0 #655 11 13,390
IQ Boys 0 #697 1 13,071
SY 0 #714 15 11,684
SG Boys 0 #739 1 17,960
QA Boys 0 #742 2 18,093
MY Girls 0 #769 229 24,821
TN 0 #802 28 13,765
KW Boys 0 #805 2 18,755
EG Girls 0 #845 115 14,742
United States Boys 2005 #846 5 7,175
SA Girls 0 #885 51 25,931
PE Girls 0 #893 51 14,861
Spain Boys 0 #916 15 5,610
OM Boys 0 #918 1 17,948
BR Girls 0 #921 21 12,708
EG Boys 0 #925 1 15,035
NG Boys 0 #939 13 16,906
TR 0 #946 272 19,440
CO Girls 0 #959 120 16,140
MX Girls 0 #966 218 17,781
CO Boys 0 #974 8 15,656
MX Boys 0 #1,027 7 16,355
MA 0 #1,073 56 20,986
DZ 0 #1,107 70 20,130
AE Boys 0 #1,140 4 22,615
ZA Boys 0 #1,169 10 25,619
MY Boys 0 #1,177 6 25,439
IT Boys 0 #1,381 91 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,687 5 28,008

Anastasia is popular in 93 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Ireland
Norway
Canada
Scotland, United Kingdom

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People also ask about Anastasia

Anastasia is predominantly a girl's name.
Anastasia is a 5 syllable name, pronounced /ˌænəˈsteɪʒə/ (AN-ə-STAY-zhə); Russian: [ənɐˈstasʲɪjə] (ah-nah-STAH-see-yah).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Anastacia, Anastasiya, Anastasie, Anastazja, Anastasija and Anastasya.
Across languages, Anastasia has these equivalents: Anastasius (male, Latin/Greek), Anastasio (male, Spanish/Italian/Portuguese), Anastazja (Polish), Anastasie (French), Anastasiya (Russian/Ukrainian/Bulgarian), and 1 more.
Yes, very popular — Anastasia ranked #1 in Ireland in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 12 countries.
Anastasia ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2025).
Anastasia's popularity is holding steady. It moved from #1 in 2015 to #1 in 2025 in Ireland.
Yes — 5 notable people named Anastasia are in our database, including Anastasia Zavorotnyuk (Actor), Anastasia Volochkova (Actor), Anastasia Lin (Actor).