Name
Anastasia
Meaning
Anastasia is a feminine name of Greek origin meaning “resurrection”.
Anastasia comes from the Greek anastasis, resurrection, and was traditionally bestowed on daughters born near Easter. The lost Romanov grand duchess wrapped it in twentieth-century legend, and the name's full imperial sweep shortens to Ana, Stacy, or the fashionable Nastya.
A US top-400 girls' name and a perennial favorite in Russia and Greece.
Popularity in the United States
Girls
Ranked #163 in 2025 · peak #147 in 2018
Data: US Social Security Administration, top-1000 ranks.
At a glance
- Origin
- Greek
- Gender
- Feminine
- Pronounced
- /ah-nah-STAH-see-ah/
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Questions
Anastasia is a feminine name of Greek origin meaning “resurrection”. Anastasia comes from the Greek anastasis, resurrection, and was traditionally bestowed on daughters born near Easter.
Anastasia is traditionally a feminine (girl) name. It is a US top-400 girls' name and a perennial favorite in Russia and Greece.
The name Anastasia comes from Greek. Anastasia comes from the Greek anastasis, resurrection, and was traditionally bestowed on daughters born near Easter. The lost Romanov grand duchess wrapped it in twentieth-century legend, and the name's full imperial sweep shortens to Ana, Stacy, or the fashionable Nastya.
Anastasia is pronounced ah-nah-STAH-see-ah.
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