Anastasios
Of Greek origin, meaning "resurrection" or "immortal".
Name Census estimates that about 960 living Americans carry the first name Anastasios. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Anastasios today is around 34 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Anastasios births was 1974 (33 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Anastasios. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Anastasios with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
960
~ 1 in 357,036 Americans
Peak year
1974
33 babies that year
Average age
34
years old
2024 SSA rank
#12,421
Tracked since 1922
Census
Anastasios in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,449 people with the first name Anastasios, which placed it at #9,545 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#9,545
National first-name rank
People counted
1.4K
1,449 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.5
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
95.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Anastasios
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Anastasios is White at 95.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (2.3%) and Two or More Races (1.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Anastasios described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Anastasios at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White95.7% · 1,386
- Hispanic or Latino2.3% · 34
- Two or more races1.2% · 18
- Black or African American0.5% · 7
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.3% · 4
Popularity
Anastasios: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Anastasios from the 1920s through to the 2020s, spanning 10 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 237 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1970s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Anastasios by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Anastasios during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Anastasios' live
The SSA's state-level files cover 5 states and territories. New York, Illinois, Massachusetts recorded the most babies named Anastasios, while Ohio, California, Massachusetts recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 56 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Anastasios
The given name Anastasios is of Greek origin, derived from the Greek word "anastasis," which means "resurrection" or "rising from the dead." The name gained popularity within the Christian tradition, particularly in the Eastern Orthodox Church, where it is associated with the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
The earliest known use of the name Anastasios dates back to the 4th century AD, during the Byzantine Empire. One of the most notable historical figures bearing this name was Anastasios I, who ruled as the Byzantine Emperor from 491 to 518 AD. He is known for his efforts to promote religious unity and his attempts to reconcile the disputes between the Orthodox and Monophysite churches.
Another prominent figure named Anastasios was Saint Anastasios the Persian, a 7th-century Christian martyr who was executed for his faith during the Sasanian Empire. His life and martyrdom are celebrated in the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic churches, and he is venerated as a saint.
In the 9th century, Anastasios the Librarian, a Byzantine scholar and theologian, made significant contributions to the preservation and study of ancient Greek texts. He served as the head librarian of the Patriarchal Library in Constantinople and is credited with translating several works from Greek into Latin.
During the 11th century, Anastasios of Sinai, also known as Anastasius the Sinaite, was a prominent monk and writer in the Eastern Orthodox Church. He authored several theological works and is best known for his "Hodegos" (Guide), a collection of theological and spiritual instructions.
In more recent history, Anastasios Papadopoulos (1914-1976) was a Greek actor and director who had a significant impact on the development of modern Greek theater. He founded the renowned Theatro Technis (Art Theater) in Athens and directed numerous plays, contributing to the cultural renaissance of Greece in the 20th century.
While the name Anastasios has its roots in the Greek language and Christian tradition, it has been adopted and used in various cultures and regions around the world, particularly in Eastern European and Slavic countries with strong Orthodox Christian influences.
People
Anastasios + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Anastasios as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Anastasios: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Anastasios?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 960 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Anastasios going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 357,036 US residents.
Is Anastasios a common name?
We classify Anastasios as "Very Rare". It ranks above 89.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,020 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Anastasios most popular?
The single biggest year for Anastasios was 1974, when 33 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Anastasios is about 34 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Anastasios in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,449 people with the name Anastasios, or 0.48 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #9,545 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Anastasios in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Anastasios?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Anastasios appears almost entirely male. Of the 1,446 people counted with this name, 99.7% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Anastasios?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Anastasios is White at 95.7%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (2.3%) and Two or More Races (1.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Anastasios most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Anastasios in the 2020 Census, accounting for 95.7% (1,386 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Anastasios in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Anastasios a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Anastasios in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Anastasios still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Anastasios in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Anastasios can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Anastasios?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.