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Anastasia

Pronounced AE0 N AH0 S T EY1 ZH AH0 (ARPABET)

  • 4 syllables
  • Peaked 2018
  • 145 years in use
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How popular is Anastasia?

Anastasia is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 55,354 children — the 505th most common girls' name on record.

It is gaining, with the past decade running 67% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 2018, when 1,912 children were given it.

05001,0001,5002,00018901920195019802010
2018Girls: 1,912Boys: 0

Characteristics

  • 4 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
AE0 N AH0 S T EY1 ZH AH0
Stress pattern:
0010
Syllables:
4

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Anastasia

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Anastasia

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Anastasia?
Anastasia ranks 505th among girls' names in US records, with 55,354 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 17,623.
Is Anastasia a unisex name?
No. Anastasia is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Anastasia most popular?
2018, when 1,912 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.