Girls' name · since 1984

Anastashia

313 babies named Anastashia in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#15,537 of 72,339
all-time among girls
313
born since 1984
1990s
peak decade

Anastashia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 313 have been recorded since 1984.

Anastashia has 313 recorded births among girls since 1984, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1984 to 2016.

  • #15,537 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 313 born since 1984
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anastashia ranks #15,537 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 313 born since 1984, peaking in the 1990s.

#15,537 of 72,339
all-time among girls
313
born since 1984
1990s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Anastashia's 313 recorded births place it above 78.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Anastashia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Anastashia's full recorded timeline at 1999, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Anastashia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–2016

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1988)
18
Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
05101520 19841989199319972001200520092016 5

Anastashia by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (107 births, 34% of the file).

1990s was Anastashia's strongest decade.

107 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.

Anastashia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 107 births (34% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Anastashia?
Since 1984, Social Security records show 313 babies named Anastashia. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #15,537 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2016. Its busiest year on record was 1988, with 18 births.
Where does Anastashia sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anastashia ranks #15,537 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Anastashia most popular?
Anastashia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 107 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Anastashia been used?
The SSA has tracked Anastashia since 1984 -- 33 years through the most recent 2016 data.
What names are similar to Anastashia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ana, Anastasia, Anahi, Anaya, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Anastashia's data

  • Anastashia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (107 total births); usage has since declined to 34 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Anastashia

Nearby Names Like Anastashia

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Anastashia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1984–2016 (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 Anastashia 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.