Bastian

“Variant of Sebastian — Venerable, or exalted; from the ancient city of Sebaste” — Greek via Latin origin

Boy's name · #1021 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Bastian reached its best rank, #1002, in 2024 and ranked #1021 in 2025. About 2,600 boys have carried it since 1991. It is also an American family name — about 7,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

Around the world: about 1 in 650 boys in Norway (2025) · about 1 in 1,200 boys in Puerto Rico (2025) · about 1 in 3,600 boys in Sweden (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 18 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Bastians

Bastian Schweinsteiger — German association football player
Bastian Oczipka — German footballer
Bastian Steger — German table tennis player
Bastian Reinhardt — German footballer
Bastian Dankert — Football referee

In stories & tradition

Bastian Balthazar Bux — The Neverending Story · The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter
Bastian — Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance · Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn

What Bastians become

Among 589 notable people named Bastian:

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