Anastacia
Anastacia or Annastacia is a feminine given name. Notable people with this name include:
Meaning & Origin of Anastacia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Anastacia or Annastacia is a feminine given name. Notable people with this name include:
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The Story of Anastacia
Anastacia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1894, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2003, when 184 Anastacias were born — ranking #1,171 that year. As of 2026, Anastacia ranks #2,684 for baby girls with 64 births, holding steady (-2%). In total, more than 5K Anastacias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Anastacia
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Escrava Anastacia ( Portuguese for ' Anastacia the Slave ' , born 1740), Brazilian folk saint
- Anastacia Giron-Tupas, first Philippine female hospital superindendant; see List of firsts in the Philippines
- Annastacia Ndhlovu , Zimbabwean politician
- Anastacia Lyn Newkirk (born 1968), American entertainer
- Annastacia Palaszczuk (born 1969), Australian politician and 39th Premier of Queensland
- Aastacia Pasahol, namesake of the Anastacia Pasahol Ancestral Home; see List of Cultural Properties of the Philippines in Sariaya, Quezon
- Anastácia Sibo (born 1982), Angolan handball player
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Names that sound like Anastacia
Phonetically similar names — useful when Anastacia is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Anastasia
- Anestesia
- Anaesthesia
- Amastia
- Anesthesia
- Anastasio
- Anasazi
- Anastas
- Anastasis
- Anastole
- Anastos
- Anastasi
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Anastacia
Anastacia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1894 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Anastacia's peak popularity came in 2003 when it ranked #950. Use the chart and map above to compare Anastacia's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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