Anastasia

#163 for girls in 2025, 1,832 births · Last seen for boys in 2005 at #11,472
Given to girls >99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
2018 · 1,905 births
Debut · girls
10 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
57,140
since 1880

Anastasia over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Anastasia has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201987peak #147, 2018girls
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1631,832—
2024#1661,842—
2023#1661,745—
2022#1621,770—
2021#1811,637—
2020#1581,766—
2019#1501,899—
2018#1471,905—
2017#1691,806—
2016#1921,720—
2015#2171,505—
2014#2401,346—
2013#2531,254—
2012#334937—
2011#367868—
2010#365878—
2009#3251,014—
2008#360918—
2007#3141,072—
2006#2891,147—
2005#2921,128#11,4725
2004#2861,157—
2003#2701,175—
2002#2651,193—
2001#3091,028—
2000#3091,027—
1999#3051,006—
1998#2661,176—
1997#304949—
1996#327858—
1995#346759—
1994#324833—
1993#337779—
1992#351741—
1991#364706—
1990#383688#8,1175
1989#336755#6,9416
1988#317782#5,7517
1987#269909—
1986#495431—
1985#521386—
1984#504391—
1983#508382—
1982#624288—
1981#634281—
1980#735226—
1979#668260—
1978#679235—
1977#639260—
1976#642241—
1975#620254—
1974#668225—
1973#646232—
1972#685214—
1971#667236—
1970#665240—
1969#692207—
1968#656219—
1967#713187—
1966#794154—
1965#811150—
1964#869142—
1963#947124—
1962#1,020111—
1961#1,044110—
1960#1,001115—
1959#965119—
1958#1,13687—
1957#975113—
1956#1,61743—
1955#1,69137—
1954#1,56042—
1953#1,54940—
1952#1,64135—
1951#1,74031—
1950#1,47439—
1949#1,69731—
1948#1,40943—
1947#1,41343—
1946#1,29045—
1945#1,48230—
1944#1,74223—
1943#1,16948—
1942#1,20643—
1941#1,03050—
1940#1,21836—
1939#1,40128—
1938#1,20037—
1937#1,00249—
1936#1,11540—
1935#1,10140—
1934#87560—
1933#1,02446—
1932#96953—
1931#99549—
1930#91663—
1929#87666—
1928#81678—
1927#75791—
1926#80481—
1925#719105—
1924#75697—
1923#703108—
1922#635133—
1921#612142—
1920#655122—
1919#585143—
1918#569157—
1917#596131—
1916#599126—
1915#611114—
1914#501125—
1913#61272—
1912#63261—
1911#54859—
1910#61047—
1909#69133—
1908#66434—
1907#61437—
1906#49948—
1905#62032—
1904#51141—
1903#59630—
1902#68824—
1901#48738—
1900#61133—
1899#64423—
1898#57132—
1897#52132—
1896#48736—
1895#62224—
1894#38653—
1893#53527—
1892#55425—
1891#43034—
1890#49128—
1889#55521—
1888#55820—
1887#47122—
1886#45123—
1885#55715—
1884#50117—
1883#51714—
1882#56011—
1881#50311—
1880#54710—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Anastasia was already there! It came in at #547, and was given to 10 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1883, when fewer than 15 girls a year got the name.

Where Anastasia is popular in 1987

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #94 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 397 girlsAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Anastasia, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Anastasia, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Anastasia, so not publishedNHWashington: #251 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,431 girlsWAIdaho: #218 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,038 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Anastasia, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Anastasia, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #346 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,699 girlsMNIllinois: #234 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 1,423 girlsILWisconsin: #290 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,068 girlsWIMichigan: #249 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,656 girlsMINew York: #210 for girls · 90 births · 1 in 1,243 girlsNYMassachusetts: #411 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,262 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Anastasia, so not publishedRIOregon: #340 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,188 girlsORNevada: #201 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 884 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Anastasia, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Anastasia, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Anastasia, so not publishedIAIndiana: #298 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,007 girlsINOhio: #289 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,991 girlsOHPennsylvania: #268 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,822 girlsPANew Jersey: #296 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,894 girlsNJConnecticut: #176 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,013 girlsCTCalifornia: #331 for girls · 115 births · 1 in 1,871 girlsCAUtah: #446 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,679 girlsUTColorado: #229 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,312 girlsCONebraska: #303 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,845 girlsNEMissouri: #292 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,083 girlsMOKentucky: #326 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,610 girlsKYWest Virginia: #283 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,814 girlsWVVirginia: #309 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,044 girlsVAMaryland: #282 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,822 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Anastasia, so not publishedDEArizona: #235 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,222 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Anastasia, so not publishedNMKansas: #406 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,842 girlsKSArkansas: #293 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,751 girlsARTennessee: #295 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,881 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #205 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,242 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #152 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 865 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Anastasia, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #263 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,493 girlsOKLouisiana: #252 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,385 girlsLAMississippi: #269 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,478 girlsMSAlabama: #242 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,436 girlsALGeorgia: #184 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,059 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Anastasia, so not publishedHITexas: #359 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 2,261 girlsTXFlorida: #270 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 1,653 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Alaska#94 · 1 in 397
  2. South Carolina#152 · 1 in 865
  3. Connecticut#176 · 1 in 1,013
  4. Georgia#184 · 1 in 1,059
  5. Nevada#201 · 1 in 884

Best ever in a state: #51 in Alaska, 2017.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alaska#9491 in 397
South Carolina#152211 in 865
Connecticut#176181 in 1,013
Georgia#184371 in 1,059
Nevada#20161 in 884
North Carolina#205301 in 1,242
New York#210901 in 1,243
Idaho#21851 in 1,038
Colorado#229161 in 1,312
Illinois#234511 in 1,423
Arizona#235201 in 1,222
Alabama#242151 in 1,436
Michigan#249351 in 1,656
Washington#251191 in 1,431
Louisiana#252191 in 1,385
Oklahoma#263121 in 1,493
Pennsylvania#268381 in 1,822
Mississippi#26991 in 1,478
Florida#270421 in 1,653
Maryland#282141 in 1,822
West Virginia#28351 in 1,814
Ohio#289341 in 1,991
Wisconsin#290141 in 2,068
Missouri#292151 in 2,083
Arkansas#29371 in 1,751
Tennessee#295151 in 1,881
New Jersey#296231 in 1,894
Indiana#298161 in 2,007
Nebraska#30351 in 1,845
Virginia#309171 in 2,044
Kentucky#32681 in 2,610
California#3311151 in 1,871
Oregon#34071 in 2,188
Minnesota#346101 in 2,699
Texas#359571 in 2,261
Kansas#40651 in 2,842
Massachusetts#411111 in 3,262
Utah#44651 in 2,679
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Anastasia
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 3 spots since 2024 (#166 → #163)
  • 5 spots since 2020 (#158 → #163)
  • 54 spots since 2015 (#217 → #163)
  • Biggest jump: 642 spots in 1957 (#1,617 → #975)
  • Biggest drop: 236 spots in 1895 (#386 → #622)
Rise & fade · girls
138 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2018 at #147 (1,905 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 119 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 119 yrs · run 1963–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 877
  • Highest: 1 in 877 girls born in 2025 were named Anastasia (0.11%)
  • Its best rank, #147 in 2018, was only 1 in 893 (0.11%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 24.7% of all girls named Anastasia (14,118) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s164#451 (1886)#522
1890s314#386 (1894)#524
1900s350#487 (1901)#598
1910s1,035#501 (1914)#586
1920s1,023#612 (1921)#733
1930s465#875 (1934)#1,060
1940s392#1,030 (1941)#1,366
1950s586#965 (1959)#1,435
1960s1,519#656 (1968)#855
1970s2,397#620 (1975)#658
1980s4,831#269 (1987)#494
1990s8,495#266 (1998)#331
2000s10,859#265 (2002)#302
2010s14,118#147 (2018)#243
2020s10,592#158 (2020)#166

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Anastasia in 1987

girls
#269
909 births · 1 in 1,913 girls

Top girls' names in 1987

  1. #1Jessica55,992
  2. #2Ashley54,856
  3. #3Amanda41,786
  4. #4Jennifer32,710
  5. #5Sarah27,894
  6. #6Stephanie22,402
  7. #7Brittany22,231
  8. #8Nicole20,286
  9. #9Heather18,982
  10. #10Elizabeth18,608
  11. #269Anastasia909
More about 1987

girls

1,738,632 girls got a published name in 1987; 1 in 1,913 of them was named Anastasia, which outranked 98.0% of the 13,263 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Anastasia
  1. #266Suzanne948
  2. #267Beth930
  3. #268Bianca920
  4. #269Anastasia909
  5. #270Melody906
  6. #271Breanna905
  7. #272Paula903
Biggest movers since 1986
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,808Janay#2,195 → #387
  2. ↑ 1,048Channing#1,638 → #590
  3. ↑ 786Ayla#1,380 → #594
  4. ↑ 714Yessenia#1,439 → #725
  5. ↑ 648Denisse#1,602 → #954
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,153Halley#580 → #1,733
  2. ↓ 674Cherrelle#879 → #1,553
  3. ↓ 637Sharday#933 → #1,570
  4. ↓ 613Sharde#873 → #1,486
  5. ↓ 539Shardae#832 → #1,371

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1987 →