Anastasia
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Ancient Greek. From the name of a 4th-century martyr, Ancient Greek Ἀναστασία (Anastasía), from ἀνάστασις (anástasis, “resurrection”). The name, and its male counterpart Anastasius, were originally given to children who were born around Eastertime during the early years of Christianity.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Anastasia (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Anastasia has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2018. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 22 |
| 1999 | 10 |
| 2000 | 12 |
| 2001 | 20 |
| 2002 | 14 |
| 2003 | 15 |
| 2004 | 27 |
| 2005 | 19 |
| 2006 | 22 |
| 2007 | 13 |
| 2008 | 24 |
| 2009 | 13 |
| 2010 | 13 |
| 2011 | 21 |
| 2012 | 29 |
| 2013 | 27 |
| 2014 | 26 |
| 2015 | 25 |
| 2016 | 25 |
| 2017 | 29 |
| 2018 | 43 |
| 2019 | 29 |
| 2020 | 40 |
| 2021 | 28 |
| 2022 | 37 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 322 |
| 2000 | 339 |
| 2001 | 356 |
| 2002 | 375 |
| 2003 | 402 |
| 2004 | 440 |
| 2005 | 485 |
| 2006 | 518 |
| 2007 | 544 |
| 2008 | 601 |
| 2009 | 645 |
| 2010 | 695 |
| 2011 | 747 |
| 2012 | 815 |
| 2013 | 869 |
| 2014 | 920 |
| 2015 | 956 |
| 2016 | 999 |
| 2017 | 1,060 |
| 2018 | 1,140 |
| 2019 | 1,189 |
| 2020 | 1,254 |
Anastasia in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Anastasia.Hi! My name is Anastasia.
- Anastasia har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Anastasia has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Jag ska fika med Anastasia i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Anastasia this afternoon.
- Anastasias mamma är lärare.Anastasia's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Anastasias mamma is Anastasia's mum.
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Questions about Anastasia
How do you pronounce Anastasia in Swedish?
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What does the name Anastasia mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Ancient Greek. From the name of a 4th-century martyr, Ancient Greek Ἀναστασία (Anastasía), from ἀνάστασις (anástasis, “resurrection”). The name, and its male counterpart Anastasius, were originally given to children who were born around Eastertime during the early years of Christianity.
How popular is Anastasia in Sweden?
37 babies were named Anastasia in 2022. In 2020, 1,254 people in Sweden had Anastasia as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2018 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.