Sebastian

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

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

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. Sebastian's short forms are Bastian and Bash. A popular twin pairing with Sebastian is Santiago for a boy.

Around the world: #3 in Mexico (2022) · #4 in Estonia (2024) · #5 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #13 in Czechia (2025) · #18 in Slovakia (2025).

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

Famous Sebastians

Sebastian Vettel — German racing driver
Sebastián Piñera — Chilean entrepreneur and politician (1949–2024)
Sebastian Kurz — Chancellor of Austria (2017–2019, 2020–2021)
Sebastian Coe — British athlete and politician (born 1956)
Sebastian Stan — Romanian-born American-raised actor

In stories & tradition

Sebastian Moran — The Adventure of the Empty House
Sebastian Shaw — Uncanny X-Men · X-Men
Sebastian Faust — JLA

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.

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

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