UK girl's name
Anastazja
A feminine name of Greek origin meaning "resurrection" or "reborn".
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Anastazja is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Anastazja popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #1819, with 16 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2017, with 53 births.
This profile covers 505 England and Wales registrations across 19 recorded years from 2006 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, NRS Scotland and NISRA Northern Ireland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 30% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 553 living people in the UK are called Anastazja. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Anastazja ranked #1819 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 16 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2017, when 53 girls were registered as Anastazja.
- • Anastazja ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #424 in 2019.
- • About 553 living people in the UK are estimated to have Anastazja as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#1819
2024
Births in 2024
16
Latest year
Peak year
2017
53 births
Estimated living
553
2026
Meaning
What does Anastazja mean?
The name Anastazja is derived from the Greek name Anastasia, which means "resurrection" or "one who will be reborn." It has its roots in the Greek words "ana," meaning "again," and "stasis," meaning "standing up" or "rising."
This name gained popularity during the Byzantine era and the early Christian period. It was often associated with the concept of rebirth and the resurrection of Jesus Christ in Christian theology. The earliest recorded use of the name Anastasia dates back to the 4th century AD.
One of the earliest and most notable figures bearing this name was Saint Anastasia, a Christian martyr who lived in Sirmium (present-day Serbia) during the 3rd century. She was persecuted and executed for her faith during the reign of Emperor Diocletian. Her feast day is celebrated on December 25th in the Catholic Church.
Another prominent figure with this name was Anastasia of Kiev, also known as Anastasia the Patrician. She was a princess from the Byzantine Empire who married Prince Vsevolod of Kiev in the 11th century. She played a significant role in the spread of Christianity in the Kievan Rus' and is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
In the 16th century, Anastasia Romanovna was the first wife of Ivan the Terrible, the first Tsar of Russia. She was known for her intelligence, beauty, and influence on her husband's reign.
Anastasia Pavlovna Romanova, born in 1630, was a Russian Grand Duchess and the daughter of Tsar Michael I of Russia. She was renowned for her charitable works and patronage of the arts.
Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanova, born in 1901, was the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, the last Emperor of Russia. Her tragic fate and the mystery surrounding her possible survival after the execution of the Romanov family in 1918 have captivated the public imagination for decades.
While the name Anastazja is a Polish variant of the Greek Anastasia, it shares the same rich historical and cultural background, reflecting the enduring influence of this ancient name across various regions and belief systems.
Sourced from namecensus.com.
Popularity
Anastazja over time
The chart below shows babies named Anastazja registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2006 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Anastazja, the clearest high point is 2017. The latest England and Wales figure is 16 births in 2024, compared with 53 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Anastazja by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Anastazja was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #1365 | 125 | 5 |
| 2010s | #1140 | 330 | 10 |
| 2000s | #2339 | 50 | 4 |
Geography
Where Anastazja is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Anastazja. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Anastazja ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #424 in 2019.
Across the UK
Anastazja in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#749 in 2023
10 years of NRS records, 41 total registered
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#424 in 2019
3 years of NISRA records, 9 total registered
Related
Names similar to Anastazja
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- Alice 46,815
- Abigail 45,658
- Amber 31,922
- Anna 27,802
- Alexandra 19,455
- Amelie 18,051
- Abbie 15,971
- Aimee 15,158
- Annabelle 15,120
FAQ
Anastazja: questions and answers
How popular is the name Anastazja in the UK right now?
In 2024, Anastazja was ranked #1819 for girls in England and Wales, with 16 births registered.
When was Anastazja most popular?
The peak year on record was 2017, with 53 babies registered as Anastazja in England and Wales.
What is the meaning and origin of Anastazja?
A feminine name of Greek origin meaning "resurrection" or "reborn".
How many people are called Anastazja in the UK?
A total of 505 babies have been registered as Anastazja across the 19 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 41 more in Scotland and 9 in Northern Ireland.
Where is Anastazja most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Anastazja ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #424 in 2019. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.