Girls' name · since 1880
Anastasia
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 57,140 babies named Anastasia, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #537 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #163 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 57,140
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Anastasia currently ranks #163 among girls' names in America, with 57,140 babies recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Anastasia recorded 57,140 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #163 nationally today, ahead of 99.1% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #537 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #163 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 57,140 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Anastasia ranks #537 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #163 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 57,140 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #537 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #163 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 57,140
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Anastasia's 57,140 recorded births place it above 99.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Anastasia compares
57,140 Top 4% higher than 96% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Anastasia's all-time total is 152x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Anastasia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 57,140 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,905 | 21 | 19,840 |
Anastasia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Anastasia's full recorded timeline at 1953, 93% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 7% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1880, with just 10 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 1,905 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Anastasia popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 1,905
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Anastasia popularity over time - boys
23 total births recorded since 1988 (Anastasia as boys' name)
Anastasia by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (14,118 births, 25% of the file).
2010s was Anastasia's strongest decade.
14,118 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Anastasia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 164
1880s
164 births
- 1890s 314
1890s
314 births
- 1900s 350
1900s
350 births
- 1910s 1,035
1910s
1,035 births
- 1920s 1,023
1920s
1,023 births
- 1930s 465
1930s
465 births
- 1940s 392
1940s
392 births
- 1950s 586
1950s
586 births
- 1960s 1,519
1960s
1,519 births
- 1970s 2,397
1970s
2,397 births
- 1980s 4,831
1980s
4,831 births
- 1990s
1990s
8,495 births
- 2000s
2000s
10,859 births
- 2010s
2010s
14,118 births
- 2020s
2020s
10,592 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 14,118 births (25% of all-time use).
How Anastasia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Anastasia's total volume
Anastasia by state
Where Anastasia concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5,782 | 10.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 5,048 | 8.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 4,170 | 7.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 3,696 | 6.5% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 3,094 | 5.4% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 2,891 | 5.1% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 2,157 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 1,752 | 3.1% |
5,782 of 57,140 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Anastasia appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Anastasia's data
- Anastasia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (14,118 total births) through the 2020s (10,592) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Anastasias (5,782 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Anastasia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
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 Anastasia 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.