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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 has appeared in US records since 1991 — best rank #1001 (2024) · 2,614 babies named Bastian all-time · 1 in 7,700 boys born in 2025.

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
• Bastian — Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance · Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn

What Bastians become

Among 574 notable people named Bastian:

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