Sebastian

Given to 218,463 US babies since 1881

● Steady

Rank in 2025
#9457
recorded as girls
#16
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
8,615
girls 10 · boys 8,605
Peak year
2018
10,137 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
218,463
since 1881

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Sebastian was most popular in 2018, when 10,137 babies recorded as boys got the name (5.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 8,605 babies were named Sebastian, ranking #16 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.0246818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2018 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Sebastian was most popular in 2018, when 10,137 babies recorded as boys got the name (5.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 8,605 babies were named Sebastian, ranking #16 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.024681880192019602000Peak 2018

Sebastian was most popular in 2018, when 10,137 babies recorded as boys got the name (5.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 8,605 babies were named Sebastian, ranking #16 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 10 9457 8,605 16
2024 19 6167 8,593 14
2023 15 7247 8,892 13
2022 5 15306 9,403 13
2021 12 8464 8,932 19
2020 7 12142 9,029 19
2019 14 7716 9,884 18
2018 11 9151 10,137 18
2017 13 8299 10,197 23
2016 16 7230 10,309 23
2015 21 6036 9,632 35
2014 10 10129 9,315 34
2013 8 11969 7,553 46
2012 13 8632 6,744 64
2011 11 9723 6,551 68
2010 6 14959 6,366 68
2009 7 13704 5,993 70
2008 13 8965 6,041 74
2007 13 9007 6,274 73
2006 18 6840 6,287 76
2005 12 8883 4,956 86
2004 25 5062 4,521 97
2003 9 10425 4,649 93
2002 19 5897 5,137 80
2001 10 9351 4,979 81
2000 9 9874 5,029 81
1999 11 8223 2,378 152
1998 7 11138 1,697 198
1997 6 12070 1,768 189
1996 5 13518 1,590 195
1995 10 8079 1,435 206
1994 7 10569 1,304 222
1993 <5 — 1,308 226
1992 8 9491 1,296 229
1991 11 7430 1,033 262
1990 <5 — 790 320
1989 5 12362 522 408
1988 7 9244 397 455
1987 <5 — 354 469
1986 <5 — 281 528
1985 <5 — 288 515
1984 <5 — 242 554
1983 <5 — 192 617
1982 <5 — 220 579
1981 <5 — 175 642
1980 5 10392 168 665
1979 <5 — 137 739
1978 <5 — 143 700
1977 <5 — 120 778
1976 <5 — 124 746
1975 <5 — 127 736
1974 <5 — 125 728
1973 <5 — 129 707
1972 <5 — 155 635
1971 <5 — 188 607
1970 <5 — 165 630
1969 <5 — 116 723
1968 <5 — 116 699
1967 <5 — 115 692
1966 <5 — 99 740
1965 <5 — 104 731
1964 <5 — 129 679
1963 <5 — 109 740
1962 <5 — 151 629
1961 <5 — 105 751
1960 <5 — 69 911
1959 <5 — 53 1061
1958 <5 — 63 956
1957 <5 — 50 1075
1956 <5 — 42 1171
1955 <5 — 56 1002
1954 <5 — 47 1096
1953 <5 — 52 999
1952 <5 — 51 1002
1951 <5 — 44 1083
1950 <5 — 42 1086
1949 <5 — 51 967
1948 <5 — 70 813
1947 <5 — 56 938
1946 <5 — 55 890
1945 <5 — 47 943
1944 <5 — 47 935
1943 <5 — 60 856
1942 <5 — 77 732
1941 <5 — 60 817
1940 <5 — 51 881
1939 <5 — 53 836
1938 <5 — 65 757
1937 <5 — 62 781
1936 <5 — 65 747
1935 <5 — 79 670
1934 <5 — 81 673
1933 <5 — 75 685
1932 <5 — 87 651
1931 <5 — 94 611
1930 <5 — 113 564
1929 <5 — 97 615
1928 <5 — 128 537
1927 <5 — 104 610
1926 <5 — 131 528
1925 <5 — 108 608
1924 <5 — 137 543
1923 <5 — 130 535
1922 <5 — 127 565
1921 <5 — 130 546
1920 <5 — 139 519
1919 <5 — 126 530
1918 <5 — 114 568
1917 <5 — 122 522
1916 <5 — 134 491
1915 <5 — 112 525
1914 <5 — 82 543
1913 <5 — 63 545
1912 <5 — 51 561
1911 <5 — 20 707
1910 <5 — 14 822
1909 <5 — 14 756
1908 <5 — 15 685
1907 <5 — 12 778
1906 <5 — 5 1253
1905 <5 — 10 786
1904 <5 — 9 810
1903 <5 — 11 696
1902 <5 — 5 1137
1901 <5 — 8 779
1900 <5 — <5 —
1899 <5 — 6 928
1898 <5 — 8 804
1897 <5 — <5 —
1896 <5 — 5 1101
1895 <5 — 8 795
1894 <5 — 5 1074
1893 <5 — <5 —
1892 <5 — 11 641
1891 <5 — <5 —
1890 <5 — <5 —
1889 <5 — 6 878
1888 <5 — <5 —
1887 <5 — <5 —
1886 <5 — 7 758
1885 <5 — 5 936
1884 <5 — <5 —
1883 <5 — <5 —
1882 <5 — 10 611
1881 <5 — 6 781

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Other spellings

Sebastion · 937 Zebastian · 212 Cebastian · 210 Sebastyan · 104

Names like Sebastian

Names whose popularity rose and fell over the same years.

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Where Sebastian is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years