Given name

Anastacia

“one who shall rise again”

In English use, Anastacia has a related form in Anastasia. One Greek interpretation is “one who shall rise again.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

In English use, Anastacia has a related form in Anastasia. One Greek interpretation is “one who shall rise again.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

In English use, Anastacia has a related form in Anastasia. An origin associated with Anastasia is Greek.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1894. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Anastacia through the years

Babies since 1880
5,114
0 boys · 5,114 girls
Most popular year
2003
184 babies
2025
58
#2,902 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−1%
Steady
0501001501900192019401960198020002025Highest share 200336
Anastacia in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1894–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

Where it’s given

Most at home inCalifornia, Florida, Texas
FewerMore, relative to births Not published
2025 births by state of birth. Tiles are equal-sized so small states stay visible. Highest rates: California (11), Florida (5), Texas (8).

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 58 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,902 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 0.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 184 in 2003. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (11). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,308 as a first name in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Anastacia’s family of names

In Cebuano usage, Anastacia has a diminutive in Tasya. In English usage, Anastacia has a related form in Anastasia. In English usage, Anastacia has a conventional equivalent in the German form Anastasia.

Walk Anastacia’s family in the name graph

AnastaciaAnastacyaAnastaciahAnastáciaAnastasiaAnnastaciaTasya

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Anastacia has relatives in 3 languages.

Cebuano

2 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Dots on the border stand for languages further away. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 3

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 3

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

People named Anastacia

Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.

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German · Modern

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Latin

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Nature

Adrianna

Adrianna is a variant of Adria. In Greek use, Adria carries the interpretation “from the Adriatic Sea region; woman with dark features.”

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Ancient Greek

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>99% girls

Ancient Greek

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“Alexander” · “-ia: forming place names”

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>99% girls

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