Anastasia
Girl name · #163 in 2025 · Well-known
Anastasia ranks #163 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 1,832 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #217, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 983 girls born in 2025 was named Anastasia.
Babies named Anastasia per year. Source: SSA.
The 145-year story
Anastasia first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 10 girls received the name. Its peak came in 2018, when 1,905 girls were named Anastasia — good for #147 that year. Today's parents encounter it on its way down the popularity curve, which for many parents is exactly the appeal. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Anastasia in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Anastasia is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "well-known". A low score means broad familiarity: teachers will spell it right, and your child may share it with a classmate. For many families that's a feature, not a bug.
Where Anastasia is most common
Geography matters for names, and Anastasia is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Anastasia is most common in NM (3.2 per 1,000), WV (2.4 per 1,000), CT (2.3 per 1,000), FL (2.1 per 1,000), NE (2 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 1.4 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Anastasia is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Nicknames & related forms of Anastasia
Anastasia carries a whole family of nicknames and spellings — names that will feel like the same name in a classroom.
Counted as one name, the Anastasia family went to about 3,233 girls in 2025 — together they'd rank around #74, versus #163 for Anastasia alone.
Names like Anastasia
Statistically, parents drawn to Anastasia tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Alessia, Cecilia, Ariella, Amaya, and Ariana.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Anastasia | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,832 | #163 |
| 2024 | 1,842 | #166 |
| 2023 | 1,745 | #166 |
| 2022 | 1,770 | #162 |
| 2021 | 1,637 | #181 |
| 2020 | 1,766 | #158 |
| 2019 | 1,899 | #150 |
| 2018 | 1,905 | #147 |
| 2017 | 1,806 | #169 |
| 2016 | 1,720 | #192 |
| 2015 | 1,505 | #217 |
| 2014 | 1,346 | #240 |
| 2013 | 1,254 | #253 |
| 2012 | 937 | #334 |
| 2011 | 868 | #367 |
| 2010 | 878 | #365 |
| 2009 | 1,014 | #325 |
| 2008 | 918 | #360 |
| 2007 | 1,072 | #314 |
| 2006 | 1,147 | #289 |
| 2005 | 1,128 | #292 |
| 2004 | 1,157 | #286 |
| 2003 | 1,175 | #270 |
| 2002 | 1,193 | #265 |
| 2001 | 1,028 | #309 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Anastasia a popular girl name?
Anastasia ranked #163 among girls in 2025 with 1,832 babies given the name — inside the top 500: established but not ubiquitous. Ten years earlier it ranked #217.
When was the name Anastasia most popular?
Anastasia peaked in 2018, when 1,905 American girls received the name (ranked #147 that year). Since 2018 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Anastasia?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 983 newborn American girls was named Anastasia. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "well-known".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.