Given name & surname
Stasi
“one who shall rise again”
In German use, Stasi is a short form of Anastasia. One Greek interpretation is “one who shall rise again.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In German use, Stasi is a short form of Anastasia. One Greek interpretation is “one who shall rise again.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In German use, Stasi is a short form of Anastasia. An origin associated with Anastasia is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In German usage, Stasi is a short form of Anastasia.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1965. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Stasi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 46
- 0 boys · 46 girls
- Most popular year
- 1965
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1980. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 125 as a first name in 2020; 503 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Stasi’s family of names
In German usage, Stasi is a short form of Anastasia. Stasi has a related form in Stacey. In German usage, Stasi has a related form in Anastasia.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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