Baby Name Popularity Profile

Sebastian

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Sebastian.

✦ From Sebaste; venerable 🌍 Greek, Latin Traditional Biblical
National Rank (2025) #16
All-Time Peak Rank #13 Achieved 2022
Total U.S. Births 218,055 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 99.9% Boy / 0.1% Girl Overwhelmingly Male
Girl Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Girl usage
First Recorded 1881 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2010s 10,309 births in 2016
πŸ’‘ The Sebastian Vibe: Considered a Modern Trend. A contemporary choice reflecting current cultural naming rhythms and popularity brackets.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning From Sebaste; venerable
Language Origin Greek, Latin
Origin Type multiple
Derived from the Greek name Sebastianos, meaning 'from Sebaste'. Sebaste was a city in Asia Minor, its name derived from Greek sebastos (ΟƒΞ΅Ξ²Ξ±ΟƒΟ„ΟŒΟ‚), meaning 'venerable' or 'revered'.
Common Nicknames
Seb Bastian Bas
Alternative Spellings
Sebastien SebastiΓ‘n Sebastiano
Pronunciation: se-BAS-tee-an
Themes & Categories
Traditional Biblical
Etymology confidence: High

πŸ“Š Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Sebastian across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) -4.7%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) -10.7%
2015: 9,632 births 9,632 2016: 10,309 births 2017: 10,197 births 2018: 10,137 births 2019: 9,884 births 2020: 9,029 births 9,029 2021: 8,932 births 2022: 9,403 births 2023: 8,892 births 2024: 8,593 births 2025: 8,605 births 8,605
2015 2020 2025

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 10,309 births in 2016
Years in Top 100 26 yrs
Years in Top 500 40 yrs
Longest Streak 125 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 34
1890s: 43
1900s: 89
1910s: 838
1920s: 1,231
1930s: 774
1940s: 574
1950s: 500
1960s: 1,113
1970s: 1,413
1980s: 2,839
1990s: 14,599
2000s: 53,866
2010s: 86,688
2020s: 53,454

πŸ“ Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Se-bas-tian
Letter Count 9 letters
Spelling Complexity Complex
Length Percentile Longer than 92.2% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 92.2% of SSA names. Starts with S, a letter used by only 7.9% of SSA names.

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πŸ“ Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Nevada
Top States Nevada, Arizona, Florida, California, Texas
States with Data 51
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Nevada #6 2,745 2018 23.2% Decline
Arizona #7 7,112 2018 5.8% Decline
Florida #15 18,289 2017 11.2% Decline
California #5 46,691 2016 2.2% Decline
Texas #5 34,466 2016 +1.3% Growth
New Mexico #6 1,703 2016 +6.2% Growth
Colorado #23 3,598 2019 8.6% Decline
New Jersey #28 7,089 2015 20.2% Decline
Connecticut #36 2,806 2014 8.2% Decline
Oregon #19 2,089 2016 6.4% Decline
Washington #28 3,664 2018 9.6% Decline
Alaska #55 290 2016 Insufficient historical volume
New York #47 15,093 2016 24.7% Decline
Utah #36 1,605 2018 6.9% Decline
Idaho #51 765 2020 26.5% Decline
Illinois #10 9,476 2016 +9.4% Growth
Virginia #51 3,852 2018 16.8% Decline
Delaware #28 343 2023 Insufficient historical volume
District of Columbia #21 748 2019 Stable
Maryland #63 2,489 2018 19.6% Decline
Georgia #32 4,588 2017 +12.8% Growth
Rhode Island #25 569 2014 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #37 4,403 2022 +3.6% Growth
Massachusetts #53 3,551 2016 17.6% Decline
Kansas #33 1,517 2018 +2.7% Growth
Oklahoma #28 1,747 2018 +25.0% Growth
Nebraska #74 889 2022 37.7% Decline
New Hampshire #141 361 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Hawaii #52 349 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #48 2,660 2019 5.8% Decline
Wyoming #45 149 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #70 2,315 2017 9.6% Decline
Wisconsin #46 2,150 2017 +23.2% Growth
Arkansas #38 1,102 2022 +1.7% Growth
South Carolina #44 1,445 2025 +31.9% Growth
Minnesota #70 1,811 2018 +1.2% Growth
Vermont #100 157 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #83 3,432 2016 25.9% Decline
Louisiana #51 1,622 2014 4.1% Decline
Pennsylvania #79 4,518 2016 22.1% Decline
Missouri #61 1,857 2018 +21.8% Growth
Iowa #112 1,084 2018 35.2% Decline
Maine #117 354 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #82 3,499 2016 3.4% Decline
North Dakota #83 241 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #80 1,207 2017 +5.0% Growth
Montana #90 197 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #67 1,171 2019 +15.0% Growth
South Dakota #123 197 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi #93 559 2018 +24.0% Growth
West Virginia #137 347 2019 44.4% Decline

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