Anastasia
Anastasia is a girl name of Russian origin, meaning Resurrection; rebirth.
What Anastasia means
Resurrection; rebirth.
Anastasia is a long name at 9 letters, which usually means a nickname will appear whether you plan one or not, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room. Its 5 vowels give it a flowing rhythm.
Where Anastasia comes from
Russian names combine Slavic roots with Greek names brought in through the Orthodox Church, and nearly every one has an affectionate diminutive used at home.
Anastasia is recorded as Russian in origin. Browse other Russian names.
How popular is Anastasia?
Anastasia sits outside the top 100 girl names we currently track. For many parents that is the appeal: a name with genuine history behind it that has not been picked up by everyone at once.
The character of Anastasia
We group Anastasia under Life and faith — an unusual pairing, and often the reason a name feels the way it does. Each theme opens a full list of names sharing it.
Names like Anastasia
These share Anastasia's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Nitya — Eternal; constant.
- Ambrose — Immortal.
- Omari — God the highest; flourishing.
- Natalia — Born at Christmas.
- Ivan — God is gracious.
- Mikhail — Who is like God?
- Ava — Life, bird, living one.
- Agatha — Good and honourable.
- Agnes — Pure and holy.
- Agnieszka — Pure and holy.
- Aisha — Alive; living.
- Aiyana — Eternal blossom.