Aisha vs Anastazja
Aisha and Anastazjacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Aisha was ranked #109 and Anastazja #1819 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Aisha was ranked #226 and Anastazja #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2015, Aisha was ranked #426 and Anastazja #426 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Aisha and Anastazja over time
Aisha and Anastazja appear together in 2 published lists, across 33 years of shared records. Aisha held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Anastazja in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls19 shared years, 2006–2024
Aisha held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Anastazja in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aisha #76 in 2014, Anastazja #753 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aisha #109, Anastazja #1819.
Republic of Ireland · Girls14 shared years, 2007–2025
Aisha held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Anastazja in 1.
Highest recorded here: Aisha #226 in 2025, Anastazja #319 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aisha #226, Anastazja #885.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Aisha | Anastazja |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Commonly interpreted as 'living' or 'she who lives', from the Arabic root for 'to live'. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Arabic | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /aɪˈiːʃə/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #226 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aisha has a recorded origin (Arabic); Anastazja does not have one recorded yet.
- Aisha has 2 syllables, compared with 4 for Anastazja.
- A meaning is recorded for Aisha; Anastazja doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Aisha
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #528 among girls in Norway in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #76 among girls in England and Wales, in 2014 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #274 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Anastazja
Popularity journey
First recorded2006
First recorded at #3548 among girls in England and Wales in 2006 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2007–2025
Highest recorded position: #319 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2010 (recorded 2007–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls