Anastasia sits comfortably in the UK charts at #180 in 2024 — recognisable but not overwhelming. Your child may occasionally share their name.
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UK Rank 2024
#180
US Rank #166
About the Name Anastasia
Anastasia is gradually declining in popularity, having dropped 32 places over five years. Its high point was #135 in 2021, and it now sits at #180. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Anastasia is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
It ranks similarly in the US at #166, suggesting broad transatlantic appeal.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Anastasia
Unlikely. With around 269 UK babies named Anastasia per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Anastasia in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Anastasia has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 32 places in the last five years. Its peak was #135 in 2021. Choosing it now means she is likely to be among the last of her generation with this name.
Anastasia is more popular in the US (#166) than in the UK (#180). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Anastasia include: Anastasia Huppmann — Anastasia Huppmann is a Russian-born Austrian concert pianist.; Anastasia Le-Roy — Anastasia Le-Roy is a Jamaican track and field athlete, who specializes in the 400 metres.; Anastasia Nosova — Anastasia Antonovna Nosova (Russian: Анастасия Антоновна Носова) is a Russian inline artistic roller skater..
Anastasia appears in the US top 500 at #166 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
269
UK babies named Anastasia (2024)
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Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
↓ 32 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Anastasia
Likely around 1 other Anastasia in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
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Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Anastasia Huppmann is a Russian-born Austrian concert pianist. Her repertoire includes compositions from solo works of Frédéric Chopin, Franz Liszt, Joseph Haydn, Claude Debussy, Ludwig van Beethoven, the orchestral works of Sergei Prokofiev and Rodion Shchedrin.
Anastasia Le-Roy is a Jamaican track and field athlete, who specializes in the 400 metres. Le-Roy, in recent times has positioned herself as a key member of Jamaica's 4 × 400 metres women team and helped them in setting a games' record of 3 minutes 23.82 seconds (3:23.82) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Anastasia Antonovna Nosova (Russian: Анастасия Антоновна Носова) is a Russian inline artistic roller skater. She is two-times Russian national champion, three-times WIFSA World Open champion, two-times European champion, World champion 2016, vice-champion of World Roller Games 2017 in Junior Ladies Inline, vice-World champion 2018 in Senior Ladies Inline.
Anastasia Slutskaya was a noblewoman. She was the regent of the Principality of Slutsk (then part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania) during the minority of Yury (Prince of Slutsk) in 1503–1512.
Saint Anastasia (died 25 December 304 AD) is a Christian saint and martyr who died at Sirmium in the Roman province of Pannonia Secunda (modern Serbia). In the Eastern Orthodox Church, she is venerated as St.