Anastazia
A feminine name of Greek origin meaning "resurrection" or "she who will arise again".
Name Census estimates that about 865 living Americans carry the first name Anastazia. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Anastazia today is around 20 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Anastazia births was 2004 (46 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Anastazia. 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 Anastazia with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
865
~ 1 in 396,248 Americans
Peak year
2004
46 babies that year
Average age
20
years old
2024 SSA rank
#5,017
Tracked since 1984
Census
Anastazia in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 680 people with the first name Anastazia, which placed it at #16,535 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
#16,535
National first-name rank
People counted
680
680 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
51.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Anastazia
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Anastazia is White at 51.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (24.9%) and Black (13.2%). 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 Anastazia 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 Anastazia at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White51.0% · 347
- Hispanic or Latino24.9% · 169
- Black or African American13.2% · 90
- Two or more races7.6% · 52
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.2% · 15
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 7
Popularity
Anastazia: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Anastazia from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 309 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Anastazia 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 Anastazia during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Anastazias live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. Texas, California, New York recorded the most babies named Anastazia, while Pennsylvania, New York, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 15 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Anastazia
The name Anastazia has its origins in the Greek language, dating back to the Byzantine Empire era. It is derived from the Greek word "anastasis," which means "resurrection" or "rising up." This connection to the concept of rebirth and renewal gives the name a profound symbolic meaning.
During the Byzantine period, Anastazia was a relatively common name among the Christian population, particularly in regions like modern-day Greece, Turkey, and parts of the Balkans. Its popularity can be attributed to its association with Easter and the resurrection of Jesus Christ, which held great significance in the Eastern Orthodox Christian tradition.
One of the earliest recorded references to the name Anastazia can be found in the hagiographies (biographical accounts of saints) from the 5th and 6th centuries. These texts mention several female saints bearing the name, including Saint Anastasia of Sirmium (late 3rd century) and Saint Anastasia of Rome (early 4th century), both of whom were venerated for their unwavering faith and martyrdom.
Throughout the Middle Ages, the name Anastazia continued to be used across the Eastern Orthodox Christian world, appearing in various historical records and chronicles. One notable figure was Anastasia Yaroslavna (c. 1023-1096), a princess of Kyiv who married King Andrew I of Hungary and played a significant role in promoting Christianity in the region.
During the Byzantine Empire, Anastazia was also a popular name among the imperial family. One of the most famous bearers was Empress Anastasia Romanova (1547-1626), the first wife of Tsar Ivan IV (the Terrible). Her reign was marked by political turmoil and the expansion of Russia's territories.
In the 19th century, the name Anastazia gained popularity in Russia, thanks in part to the influence of the Romanov dynasty. Princess Anastasia Nikolaevna (1901-1918), the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, was tragically executed along with her family during the Bolshevik Revolution.
Other notable figures throughout history who bore the name Anastazia include Anastasia of Kiev (c. 1023-1096), a Grand Princess of Kyiv who was influential in the spread of Christianity in Eastern Europe; Anastasia of Serbia (c. 1190-1241), a Serbian princess and later Queen of Hungary; and Anastasia Tsilipikina (1360-1417), a prominent Byzantine scholar and writer.
People
Anastazia + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Anastazia 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
Anastazia: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Anastazia?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 865 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Anastazia 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 396,248 US residents.
Is Anastazia a common name?
We classify Anastazia as "Very Rare". It ranks above 89.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 880 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Anastazia most popular?
The single biggest year for Anastazia was 2004, when 46 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Anastazia is about 20 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Anastazia in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 680 people with the name Anastazia, or 0.23 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #16,535 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 Anastazia 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 Anastazia?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Anastazia appears almost entirely female. Of the 672 people counted with this name, 99.7% 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 Anastazia?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Anastazia is White at 51.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (24.9%) and Black (13.2%). 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 Anastazia most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Anastazia in the 2020 Census, accounting for 51.0% (347 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 Anastazia in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Anastazia a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Anastazia 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 Anastazia still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Anastazia 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 Anastazia 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 share the name Anastazia?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.