Baby name

Sebastian

Boy

Origin of the name

Sebastian comes from the Latin Sebastianus, “from Sebaste,” linked to the Greek sebastos, “venerable.” Saint Sebastian is a martyr often shown pierced with arrows.

Rising name

In 2016, Sebastian reached its peak: 10,309 boys, 1 baby in 356. The name is holding close to its all-time high. In 2025, it ranked No. 16. 40% of all babies named Sebastian since 1880 were born in the 2010s.

218,055births since 1880

2010sgeneration

No. 23rank at its peak, in 2016

Where babies named Sebastian are born

2016

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The darker the blue, the more common Sebastian is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Sebastian is most common in Nevada (3.8 times), Arizona (2.7) and Florida (2.5), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Sebastien 4,057
Sabastian 3,671
Sebastiano 1,005

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