# Anastasius (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/anastasius/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Greek |
| Meaning | “resurrection” |
| Pronunciation | /ˌænəˈsteɪʃ(i)əs/, 4 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | not in the US data |
| Boys / girls in the US | not in the US data |
| Babies in England and Wales | not in the ONS data |

## Etymology

From Latin Anastasius, from Ancient Greek Ἀναστάσιος (Anastásios), from ἀνάστασις (anástasis, “resurrection”). The name and its more common female counterpart, Anastasia, were originally given to children who were born around Eastertime during the early years of Christianity.

## In other languages

- Armenian: Անաստաս, Անաստասիոս
- Bulgarian: Анастасий
- Catalan: Anastasi
- Czech: Anastáz
- Esperanto: Anastazio
- French: Anastase
- Georgian: ანასტასიოს
- German: Anastasius, Anastasios, Anastas
- Greek: Αναστάσιος
- Hungarian: Anasztáz, Anastasius, Anasztasziosz
- Italian: Anastasio
- Japanese: アナスタシウス, アナスタシオス
- Korean: 아나스타시우스, 아나스타시오
- Latin: Anastasius
- Latvian: Anastasijs
- Polish: Anastazy, Anastazjusz
- Portuguese: Anastácio, Anastásio
- Romanian: Anastasiu
- Russian: Анаста́сий, Наста́сий
- Slovak: Anastáz, Anastazius, Anastasios

## People named Anastasius

- Anastasius Bibliothecarius, antipope and chief archivist of the Catholic church
- Henri Viotta, Dutch lawyer, composer, conductor and musicologist (1848-1933)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.