Fun Facts About the Name Anastasija
- 230 babies named Anastasija: U.S. records list 230 babies given the name Anastasija from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Anastasija Mean?
Anastasija is a feminine name meaning "resurrection." It is a South Slavic form of Anastasia, which comes from the Greek anastasis, "a rising up, resurrection." The Greek word is related to anistēmi, "to raise up" or "to stand up," formed with ana- "up, again" and histanai "to stand." The name is the feminine counterpart of Anastasios; its usual meaning, "resurrection," is a customary translation of the Greek term rather than a word-for-word gloss of every element.
Anastasija Name History & Origins
Anastasija entered South Slavic use through Greek Christian tradition. It is written Анастасија in Serbian and Macedonian Cyrillic and Anastasija in Latin script; the same spelling is also found in Bosnian, Montenegrin, and Latvian. The form is a later adaptation of Greek Anastasia, not an ancient Greek spelling, with the ending and consonants adjusted to local pronunciation and orthography.
Anastasia was an early Christian name because of its meaning and because several saints bore it. One was Saint Anastasia of Sirmium, a martyr associated with Sirmium in the northern Balkans, at the site of modern Sremska Mitrovica in Serbia. Her veneration, like that of other saints named Anastasia, supported the name's use in Orthodox and Catholic communities. The South Slavic form Anastasija belongs to that Christian naming tradition; it developed alongside the separate Latin-script forms Anastazija in Croatian and Slovenian.
How Popular is the Name Anastasija?
Anastasija has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2025. Its best rank was #6,861 in 2025.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,861 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2024 | #9,583 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #7,268 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2022 | #13,725 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #12,307 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2020 | #8,442 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2019 | #7,763 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2018 | #7,428 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2017 | #11,718 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #9,462 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2015 | #13,112 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #10,203 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #13,271 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #17,094 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #13,578 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #15,407 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #12,662 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #11,706 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #9,340 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #11,912 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #9,307 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2003 | #13,989 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #11,200 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #13,638 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #13,277 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Anastasija Shapes Your Personality and Life?
Powerful and complete. You are good intellectually and require several outlets for your energies. You are not a builder but a planner, and you want others to carry out your plans. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You are seeking freedom, opportunities to enjoy life: to make love, to go places and to do things. You are very adventurous and willing to take risk to achieve your objectives. New ways and new experiences can't satisfy your restless nature. One adventure leads you to another. You are honest and fair, because you know that this is the only way to receive justice and honesty from other people. But your personal growth is vital for you, and it is difficult to be tied down by rules and obligations. Your restless spirit might best controlled by choosing the field of work that meet your demand for action and adventure.
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