Girls' name · peaked in 2025
Anastasia name popularity since 1925
54,698 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Anastasia. Half of them were born in 2007 or earlier, so the typical Anastasia is about 19 years old in 2026. Anastasia peaked in 2025 as the #163 name for girls, and it ranked #163 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 54,698
- Named Anastasia, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #163
- for girls in 2025 (1,832 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 54,675 girls · 23 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.46× its national share
Peak year is the year Anastasia made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Anastasia births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2018. Measured as a share of all babies, Anastasia peaked in 2025.
- Fastest rise: Between 1982 and 1987, Anastasia became 3.1× more common, from 1 in 5,880 baby girls to 1 in 1,910.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Anastasia's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Anastasia.
Decade by decade
Babies named Anastasia in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 421 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 465 | 0 | #1,101 |
| 1940s | 392 | 0 | #1,482 |
| 1950s | 586 | 0 | #1,693 |
| 1960s | 1,519 | 0 | #811 |
| 1970s | 2,397 | 0 | #620 |
| 1980s | 4,831 | 13 | #521 |
| 1990s | 8,495 | 5 | #346 |
| 2000s | 10,859 | 5 | #292 |
| 2010s | 14,118 | 0 | #217 |
| 2020–25 | 10,592 | 0 | #163 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
40.3% of babies named Anastasia from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Anastasia is most popular
The index compares Anastasia's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Anastasia.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.46× | 457 |
| Florida | 1.96× | 3,696 |
| Arizona | 1.83× | 1,235 |
| Colorado | 1.80× | 1,154 |
| New Mexico | 1.51× | 434 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Anastasia and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Anastasia (this page) | 54,675 | 2025 |
| Annastasia | 2,033 | 2016 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Anastasia's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Anastasia.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Anastasia (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data