Anastasios
Anastasios is a name with multiple cultural origins: Greek, Ancient Greek.
- Greek
- Ancient Greek
Meaning & Origin of Anastasios
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Anastasios is a name with multiple cultural origins: Greek, Ancient Greek.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Greek
- Ancient Greek
The Story of Anastasios
Anastasios first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1922, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1974: 33 births, good for #1,520 nationwide. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 23% of all recorded Anastasioss. In the latest 2025 data it stands at #7,862 among baby boy names with 6 births, falling sharply (-36%). In total, more than 1K Anastasioss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Anastasios
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Anastasios. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Anastasius
Names that sound like Anastasios
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About the name Anastasios
Anastasios is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1922 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Anastasios's peak popularity came in 1974 when it ranked #1,520. Use the chart and map above to compare Anastasios'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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