Boys' name · since 1880
Anastacio
2,316 babies named Anastacio in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,005 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,720 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,316
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
2,316 babies have been named Anastacio since 1880, making it today's #9720 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Anastacio recorded 2,316 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #9720 nationally today, ahead of 30% of boys, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #3,005 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,720 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,316 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anastacio ranks #3,005 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,720 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,316 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #3,005 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,720 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,316
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Anastacio's 2,316 recorded births place it above 93.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Anastacio compares
2,316 Top 20% higher than 80% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Anastacio's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Anastacio | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,316 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 34 | 22,252 |
Anastacio's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Anastacio's full recorded timeline at 1964, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1891, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1924 peak of 36 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Anastacio popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1924)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Currently ranks #9720 among boys.
2,316 total births across 146 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1924 with 36 births in a single year.
Anastacio by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (280 births, 12% of the file).
1920s was Anastacio's strongest decade.
280 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 12% of all-time use.
Anastacio births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 14
1880s
14 births
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 19
1900s
19 births
- 1910s
1910s
162 births
- 1920s
1920s
280 births
- 1930s
1930s
250 births
- 1940s
1940s
251 births
- 1950s
1950s
229 births
- 1960s
1960s
206 births
- 1970s
1970s
213 births
- 1980s
1980s
214 births
- 1990s
1990s
171 births
- 2000s
2000s
141 births
- 2010s 110
2010s
110 births
- 2020s 51
2020s
51 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 280 births (12% of all-time use).
Anastacio decade highlights
- Peak decade 280 births
- Runner-up 251 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Anastacio compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Anastacio's total volume
Anastacio by state
Where Anastacio concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 954 | 41.2% |
| #2 | California | | 232 | 10.0% |
| #3 | New Mexico | | 118 | 5.1% |
954 of 2,316 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 41.2% of nationwide
- California 10.0% of nationwide
- New Mexico 5.1% of nationwide
Recorded in 3 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 41.2% of all recorded births nationwide - a strong regional concentration for this name.
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What to do with Anastacio's data
- Anastacio's decade-level peak was the 1920s (280 total births); usage has since declined to 51 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Anastacios (954 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Anastacio: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Anastacio draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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