Anastasija
Girl name · 3 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Anastasija: 3 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 3 births in 2007.
Anastasija is a Latvian, Macedonian, and Serbian form of the Greek name Anastasia, meaning "resurrection" (from *anastasis*). The name's most famous bearer is the Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, whose rumoured survival after the 1918 Romanov execution captivated the world for decades. Saint Anastasia of Sirmium, a 4th-century Christian martyr, is also venerated in Eastern Orthodox traditions. While no major place bears the name directly, the Greek root *anastasis* appears in the names of countless churches dedicated to the Resurrection. The spelling Anastasija is particularly popular in Latvia, Lithuania, and the Balkans, and in Scotland it has been a steady, if uncommon, choice since the 1990s, often chosen by families with Eastern European heritage.
Girl 1 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 20073 babies
- Latest (2007)
- #7443 babies
- Total births
- 3since 2007
- 5-year trend
- ≈ stablevs prior 5y