Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2003

Anastacia

Meaning Anastacia or Annastacia is a feminine given name Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,902 Trend → Stable

Anastacia or Annastacia is a feminine given name.

Rank 2025
#2,902
among girls · ↓237 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
58
named Anastacia · -11% vs 2024
How common
1 in 27,712
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2003
184 babies
All-time total
5,114
#2,539 all-time among girls
First recorded
1894
in Social Security records

Anastacia popularity over time

5,114 babies have been named Anastacia since 1894, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2003Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s 24 2 – #956
1900s 12 1 -50% #1,572
1910s 118 12 +883% #1,673
1920s 180 18 +53% #1,681
1930s 98 10 -46% #2,041
1940s 75 8 -23% #2,564
1950s 93 9 +24% #3,055
1960s 150 15 +61% #2,433
1970s 312 31 +108% #2,134
1980s 664 66 +113% #1,236
1990s 925 93 +39% #1,482
2000s 1,345 135 +45% #1,171
2010s 708 71 -47% #2,221
2020s (to 2025) 410 68 -3% #2,287

Where Anastacia is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 58 0.04 outside top 500
2027 58 0.04 outside top 500
2028 58 0.04 outside top 500
2029 58 0.04 outside top 500
2030 58 0.04 outside top 500

Where Anastacia is most popular

Girls named Anastacia per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.042 per 1,000. Strongest in California, Texas, and Washington.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Anastacia born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
California 64 0.076 +82%
Texas 59 0.073 +75%
Washington 5 0.035 -17%
Florida 12 0.028 -33%
New Jersey 5 0.028 -34%
Illinois 6 0.026 -37%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Anastacia

Anastacia is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,902 in 2025 with 58 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1894, 5,114 American babies have been named Anastacia. Its peak came in 2003, when 184 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Anastacia stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Anastacia?

The median living Anastacia is about 24 years old; half are between 16 and 37. An estimated 4,600 people named Anastacia are alive in the United States today.

median 24 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Anastacia year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 58 #2,902
2024 65 #2,665
2023 68 #2,591
2022 69 #2,558
2021 80 #2,287
2020 70 #2,470
2019 67 #2,600
2018 59 #2,844
2017 61 #2,785
2016 86 #2,224
2015 72 #2,505
2014 67 #2,618
2013 83 #2,237
2012 63 #2,773
2011 63 #2,770
2010 87 #2,221
2009 83 #2,338
2008 113 #1,881
2007 155 #1,489
2006 149 #1,480
2005 140 #1,495
2004 167 #1,279
2003 184 #1,171
2002 141 #1,371
2001 112 #1,627
2000 101 #1,730
1995 84 #1,733
1990 105 #1,482
1985 55 #1,975
1980 44 #2,248
1975 29 #2,614
1970 19 #3,313
1965 17 #3,055
1960 12 #3,697
1955 14 #3,098
1950 12 #3,055
1945 8 #3,396
1940 10 #2,744
1935 12 #2,443
1930 9 #3,069
1925 21 #1,893
1920 16 #2,267
1915 18 #1,805
1910 6 #2,152
1905 – –
1900 7 #1,572
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Anastacia

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Anastacia Anastacia American singer (born 1968) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Anastacia, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Anastacia?

The median living Anastacia is about 24 years old. Half of all living Anastacias are between 16 and 37 years old.

How many people named Anastacia are alive today?

An estimated 4,600 people named Anastacia are alive in the United States, based on 5,114 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Anastacia mean?

Anastacia or Annastacia is a feminine given name.

How popular is the name Anastacia in 2025?

Anastacia ranked #2,902 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 58 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Anastacia?

5,114 babies have been named Anastacia in the United States since 1894, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Anastacia most popular?

Anastacia peaked in 2003, when 184 newborns received the name.

Is Anastacia a boy or girl name?

Anastacia is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Anastacia rising or falling?

Anastacia has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Anastacia become more popular?

Anastacia looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 58 girls named Anastacia in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Anastacia?

Well-known people named Anastacia include Anastacia (singer).

Names like Anastacia

Names that sound and feel close to Anastacia: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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