Sebastian

Meaning: Venerable, exalted
Origin: Greek — From a Latin name meaning man from the city of Sebaste

Nicknames: Bastian, Bash

Boy's name · #16 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Sebastian is near its high-water mark: it reached #13 in 2022 and still ranked #16 in 2025. About 218,000 boys have carried it since 1881.

Across the states

See where Sebastian is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

Sebastian is especially popular in Mexico, Estonia, and Puerto Rico.

#3 in Mexico (2024) · #4 in Estonia (2025) · #5 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #13 in Czechia (2025) · #18 in Slovakia (2025, through 10 Dec 2025) · #29 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #31 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #36 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #36 in Finland (other-lang.) (2025) · #37 in Ecuador (2025) · #44 in Austria (2025) · #47 in England & Wales (2025) and 17 more.

Famous Sebastians

Sebastian Vettel — German racing driver (born 1987)
Sebastián Piñera — President of Chile (2010–2014; 2018–2022) (1949–2024)
Sebastian Kurz — Chancellor of Austria (2017–2019, 2020–2021) (born 1986)
Sebastian Coe — British athlete and politician (born 1956)
Sebastian Stan — Romanian and American actor (born 1982)
Sebastian Bach — Canadian singer (born 1968)
Sebastian Koch — German actor (born 1962)
Sebastian Giovinco — Italian footballer (born 1987)
Sebastián Abreu — Uruguayan footballer and manager (born 1976)
Sebastian of Portugal — King of Portugal from 1557 to 1578 (1554–1578)

In stories & tradition

Sebastian Moran — The Adventure of the Empty House (book)
Sebastian Shaw — Marvel Comics supervillain
Sebastian Faust — JLA (comics)

What Sebastians become

Among 7,478 notable people named Sebastian:

Medical professionals appear 2.3× more often than among typical names — e.g. Sebastian Wille, German medical specialist, university professor (born 1966).

Twin names

A popular twin pairing with Sebastian is Santiago for a boy.

Spellings & nicknames

About 190 boys a year are given Bastian as their full name.

Similar names: Julian · Lucas · Christian · Damian · Leonardo · Miles

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