Given name
Anastassia
“one who shall rise again”
Anastassia is a variant of Anastasia. One Greek interpretation is “one who shall rise again.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Anastassia is a variant of Anastasia. One Greek interpretation is “one who shall rise again.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Anastassia is a variant of 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 1982. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Anastassia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 372
- 0 boys · 372 girls
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 17
- #6,564 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +26%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,564 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 25.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 474 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.
Anastassia’s family of names
Anastassia has a related form in Anastasia.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Anastassia
- Anastassia MorkovkinaEstonian footballer and coach (born 1981)
- Anastassia MichaeliSoviet Russian-born Israeli politician, television host, and former model; who converted to Judaismborn 1975
- Anastassia Kovalenko-KõlvartEstonian politician and motorcycle racer (born 1991)
- Anastassia SinitsinaRussian chess player (born 2004)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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