Fun Facts About the Name Nasia
- 486 babies named Nasia: U.S. records list 486 babies given the name Nasia from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Nasia Mean?
Nasia is a feminine name of Greek origin meaning "resurrection." It is a familiar short form of Anastasia, from Greek Ἀναστασία (Anastasía), which derives from anástasis, "a raising up, resurrection." The underlying word combines ana-, "up, again," with histēmi, "to stand," so its literal sense is "standing up again." Nasia shares that etymology as a shortened form of Anastasia.
Nasia Name History & Origins
Anastasia is an old Christian name in Greek-speaking lands. It was borne by Saint Anastasia of Sirmium, a martyr of the late third or early fourth century, and it entered the calendars of the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic churches. The full name was carried across the Greek East and later into Slavic Orthodox usage.
In Greek, the full name is written Αναστασία (Anastasía), while Νάσια (Násia) is a familiar shortened form. Nasia is used in everyday speech and as an independent given name in Greece and among Greek diaspora communities. Its development belongs to the colloquial use of Anastasia.
How Popular is the Name Nasia?
Nasia 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 1999. Its best rank was #3,033 in 1999.
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 | #12,799 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #10,807 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #10,105 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #9,473 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2021 | #10,092 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #13,072 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #17,427 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #13,936 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #15,850 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #15,965 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #14,193 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #13,097 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #9,558 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2010 | #14,526 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #7,264 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2008 | #7,645 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2007 | #9,390 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2006 | #4,916 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2005 | #5,555 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2004 | #7,298 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2003 | #5,357 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2002 | #6,319 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2001 | #3,525 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 2000 | #3,496 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 1999 | #3,033 | 44 | 0.0025% |
| 1998 | #6,976 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1997 | #11,707 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1996 | #7,017 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1995 | #10,220 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1994 | #8,589 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1993 | #15,039 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #12,849 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #7,793 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1990 | #11,007 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #11,853 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #11,873 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #11,697 | 5 | 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 Nasia Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You have a vivid imagination who can bring inspired messages to the world. You like to enjoy the pleasures of life, and when self is overcome, you can rise to the heights. You have an ability to avoid trouble - that is why you often fails to learn from experiences. You are restless, sociable people-oriented, a lover of change, and a seeker of adventure and new thrills. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
Position and social status is very important for you and you are always looking for way to improve your position in society. You have power and ability to chose your own destiny and achieve anything you want in life. You can expand in any direction according to your will and the set of values. You have passion for justice and belong to the position of authority. You have an inherent courage and endurance to accomplish "The Impossible Dream". With the power comes responsibility. You hold keys to the material world, but with this gift comes high spiritual responsibility to be fair and true to others. You are philosophical and mature, determined and intense with a desire to endure, often religious.
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