Fun Facts About the Name Anastasios
- More than 1 thousand babies named Anastasios: U.S. records list 1,029 babies given the name Anastasios from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Anastasios Mean?
Anastasios is a Greek masculine name meaning resurrection or resurrected. It comes from the Greek noun ἀνάστασις (anastasis), meaning resurrection, which is formed from ἀνά (ana), up or again, and ἵστημι (histēmi), to stand. The literal sense is a standing up again or rising again. In early Christian usage the word referred to resurrection, and the name was understood as one who has risen. The Latinized form is Anastasius; the feminine form is Anastasia.
Anastasios Name History & Origins
Anastasios is an ancient Greek name that entered Christian use in the early centuries of the church. Its meaning tied it to the Christian belief in resurrection, and it was borne by early martyrs and saints, including Anastasius the Persian. The Latin form Anastasius was used in the Western church; among its bearers were Pope Anastasius I, who died in 401, and the Byzantine emperor Anastasius I, who ruled from 491 to 518. From Latin the name passed into other European languages, giving Italian and Spanish Anastasio, Portuguese Anastácio, and French Anastase. In Greek-speaking communities, Anastasios has remained a traditional name, often shortened to Tasos. The feminine name Anastasia comes from the same Greek root.
How Popular is the Name Anastasios?
Anastasios 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 1974. Its best rank was #1,521 in 1974.
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 | #8,301 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #12,421 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #6,905 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2022 | #6,498 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2021 | #6,041 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2020 | #5,048 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2019 | #5,825 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2018 | #6,722 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2017 | #7,119 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #5,806 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2015 | #4,901 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2014 | #5,746 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2013 | #5,672 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2012 | #5,728 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2011 | #8,116 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #6,715 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2009 | #7,718 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #6,087 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2007 | #4,502 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 2006 | #6,111 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #5,045 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2004 | #4,799 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2003 | #4,822 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2002 | #3,560 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 2001 | #4,690 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2000 | #8,243 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #4,773 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1998 | #4,208 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1997 | #4,975 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1996 | #3,405 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1995 | #4,520 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1994 | #4,548 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1993 | #4,238 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1992 | #4,582 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1991 | #3,334 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1990 | #6,440 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #3,625 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1988 | #2,769 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1987 | #2,730 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1986 | #2,515 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1985 | #3,223 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1984 | #3,114 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1983 | #2,680 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1982 | #2,834 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1981 | #2,499 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1980 | #1,912 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1979 | #1,834 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 1978 | #2,135 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1977 | #1,950 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 1976 | #2,178 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 1975 | #2,066 | 22 | 0.0014% |
| 1974 | #1,521 | 33 | 0.0021% |
| 1973 | #2,219 | 18 | 0.0012% |
| 1972 | #1,971 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 1971 | #1,917 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1970 | #1,849 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1969 | #1,980 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1968 | #2,581 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1967 | #2,243 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1966 | #2,787 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1965 | #2,992 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1964 | #3,297 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1963 | #4,063 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1961 | #3,107 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1957 | #3,266 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1956 | #3,960 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1933 | #3,663 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1924 | #4,372 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1922 | #4,335 | 5 | 0.0005% |
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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