Anastassia
Feminine name of Greek origin meaning 'resurrection' or 'new life'.
Name Census estimates that about 346 living Americans carry the first name Anastassia. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Anastassia today is around 23 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Anastassia births was 1987 (18 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Anastassia. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Anastassia with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
346
~ 1 in 990,619 Americans
Peak year
1987
18 babies that year
Average age
23
years old
2024 SSA rank
#6,938
Tracked since 1982
Census
Anastassia in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 463 people with the first name Anastassia, which placed it at #21,790 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#21,790
National first-name rank
People counted
463
463 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
73.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Anastassia
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Anastassia is White at 73.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (13.0%) and Black (9.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Anastassia described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Anastassia at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White73.0% · 338
- Hispanic or Latino13.0% · 60
- Black or African American9.3% · 43
- Two or more races3.9% · 18
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.9% · 4
Popularity
Anastassia: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Anastassia from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 117 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1990s peak, Anastassia remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Anastassia by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Anastassia during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Anastassias live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. California, New York, Texas recorded the most babies named Anastassia, while Texas, New York, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 7 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Anastassia
The name Anastassia has its origins in the Greek language, derived from the word "anastasis," which means "resurrection" or "rising up." It is a feminine form of the name Anastasius, which was a popular name among early Christians.
The name gained prominence during the Byzantine era, particularly in the Eastern Orthodox Church. One of the earliest recorded examples of the name is Saint Anastasia, a Christian martyr who lived in the 3rd century AD in the city of Sirmium, which is now part of modern-day Serbia.
In the 6th century, the Byzantine empress Ariadne, also known as Anastasia, played a significant role in the history of the Byzantine Empire. She was the wife of Emperor Zeno and later married Emperor Anastasius I, who took her name upon his ascension to the throne.
Another notable figure bearing the name Anastasia was the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, the last emperor of Russia. Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia (1901-1918) gained widespread recognition due to the mystery surrounding her fate during the Bolshevik execution of the Romanov family.
In the literary world, Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanova was the protagonist of the famous children's book series "The Royal Diaries" by Carolyn Meyer, published in 1999. The series depicted the life of the young Grand Duchess.
Moving to the modern era, Anastasia Myskina, a Russian professional tennis player, achieved success on the court, winning the French Open in 2004 and reaching a career-high ranking of No. 2 in the world.
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, another Russian tennis player, has made a significant mark on the sport, reaching the semifinals of the French Open in 2021 and achieving a career-high ranking of No. 11 in the world.
Despite its Greek origins, the name Anastassia has been embraced globally, transcending cultural and linguistic boundaries, making it a popular choice for parents seeking a name with a rich historical and religious significance.
People
Anastassia + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Anastassia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Anastassia: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Anastassia?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 346 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Anastassia going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 990,619 US residents.
Is Anastassia a common name?
We classify Anastassia as "Very Rare". It ranks above 80.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 355 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Anastassia most popular?
The single biggest year for Anastassia was 1987, when 18 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Anastassia is about 23 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Anastassia in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 463 people with the name Anastassia, or 0.15 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #21,790 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Anastassia in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Anastassia?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Anastassia appears almost entirely female. Of the 474 people counted with this name, 99.6% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Anastassia?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Anastassia is White at 73.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (13.0%) and Black (9.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Anastassia most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Anastassia in the 2020 Census, accounting for 73.0% (338 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Anastassia in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Anastassia a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Anastassia in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Anastassia still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Anastassia in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Anastassia can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Anastassia?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.