Anastasios
Meaningresurrection · Greek
- US rank
- #8,243
- Syllables
- 4
- Peak
- #1,520 in 1974
9 babies were named Anastasios in the US in 2025. It has dropped 3,202 places in five years.
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US births per million boys, 1922–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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A few things about Anastasios you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.
Famous Anastasios
Anastasios Bakasetas
Greek association football player
Choose Anastasios and your child shares a first name with Anastasios Bakasetas, a Greek association football player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Anastasios, like who?” Anastasios Bakasetas's Wikipedia article is available in 26 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.
Read about Anastasios Bakasetas on Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Photo: Олег Батрак, CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons
- How commonAbout 1 in every 188,679 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Anastasios, 9 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Anastasios would very likely be the only one.
- HistoryAnastasios first shows up in US birth records in 1922, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 103 years since.
- Best yearIt was far more popular in 1974, when it ranked #1,520. Today it's #8,243, so it could be due a comeback.
- TrendAnastasios has slipped 3,202 places over the last five years and now sits at #8,243. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
- MeaningIn Greek, Anastasios means “resurrection”.
About the name Anastasios
Anastasios is a boy name of Greek origin meaning “resurrection”. It has 10 letters and 4 syllables, starting with A and ending in “-ios”. US birth records list Anastasios for boys from 1922 to 2025, in 69 of those 104 years. Its best year was 1974, when it ranked #1,520 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #8,243, with 9 babies.
Origin:Greek names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1.1 | 888,889 boys |
| 1930s | 0.5 | 2,000,000 boys |
| 1950s | 0.6 | 1,785,714 boys |
| 1960s | 4.3 | 232,558 boys |
| 1970s | 14 | 69,541 boys |
| 1980s | 10 | 99,900 boys |
| 1990s | 7.2 | 139,665 boys |
| 2000s | 7.7 | 129,534 boys |
| 2010s | 7.3 | 136,426 boys |
| 2020s | 6.8 | 146,341 boys |
More Greek boy names
- Boy name: Theodore · gift of God
- Boy name: Mateo · gift of God
- Boy name: Lucas · man from Lucania
- Unisex name: Elias · my God is Yahweh
- Boy name: Sebastian · venerable
- Boy name: Leo · lion
- Boy name: Thomas · twin
- Unisex name: Miles · possibly gracious
Questions about the name Anastasios
What does the name Anastasios mean?
Anastasios means “resurrection” in Greek.
What is the origin of the name Anastasios?
Anastasios has Greek roots in our records. Other Greek names include Theodore, Mateo, Lucas.
Is Anastasios a boy or girl name?
Anastasios is a boy name.
How popular is the name Anastasios?
Anastasios ranked #8,243 for US boys in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1974 (#1,520).