Anastacia
Anastacia or Annastacia is a feminine given name. Notable people with this name include:
- Spanish
- Portuguese
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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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
- Portuguese
The Story of Anastacia
American parents first put Anastacia on the record books as a baby girl name in 1894, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2003, when 184 Anastacias were born — ranking #1,171 that year. About 26% of every Anastacia on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Anastacia ranks #2,684 for baby girls with 64 births, holding steady (-2%). All told, over 5K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Anastacia
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Anastacia. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.