Sebastian
Top 1000
About Sebastian
With international flair and elegance, Sebastian is a saintly, Shakespearean and Disney-inspired choice: refined, classic-yet-unconventional, and totally in tune with other popular choices like Theodore, Oliver, and Alexander. Recent data has seen it rank in the Top 20 in the US, while across the globe it sits in the Top 100 in England and Wales, Czechia, The Dominican Republic, New Zealand, Austria, Norway, and Puerto Rico.
Sebastian is derived from the Greek Sebastianos, meaning "from Sebastia", ultimately from sebastos meaning "venerable, pious".. Sebastia was a city in Asia Minor—modern day Sivas, Turkey. Sebastian is a name with a substantial history, first as the third-century martyr whose sufferings were a favorite subject of medieval artists, then as the name of memorable characters in such varied works as Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and The Tempest, Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Revisited, and of course, Disney's The Little Mermaid.
Notably borne by actor Sebastian Stan, several celebs have also chosen the name for their sons, including James Spader, Kim Fields, Malin Akerman and Tommy Hilfiger.
Nicknames could be Seb, Sebby, Baz, Bastian, Bash, and Stan.
Pronounced suh-BAS-chun.
As of October 2026, Sebastian ranked #16 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #13 in 2022, Nameberry popularity #59.
Editor's take: The name Sebastian is a boy's name of Greek, Latin origin meaning "person from ancient city of Sebastia, venerable".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #34 | 9,313 | 4,848.3 |
| 2015 | #35 | 9,628 | 5,023.1 |
| 2016 | #23 | 10,308 | 5,431.7 |
| 2017 | #23 | 10,197 | 5,509 |
| 2018 | #18 | 10,135 | 5,580.5 |
| 2019 | #18 | 9,881 | 5,507.1 |
| 2020 | #19 | 9,021 | 5,226.3 |
| 2021 | #19 | 8,930 | 5,104.4 |
| 2022 | #13 | 9,393 | 5,379.7 |
| 2023 | #13 | 8,890 | 5,197.1 |
| 2024 | #14 | 8,562 | 4,969.6 |
| 2025 | #16 | 8,605 | 5,037.8 |
World rankings
Similar names
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- Silas
- Isaac
- Theo
- Nathaniel
- Arthur
Sebastian on lists
Famous Sebastians
- Saint Sebastian
early Roman martyr
- Sebastian
King of Portugal
- Sebastian "Seb" Stan
Romanian,born American actor
- Sebastian Vettel
German Formula 1 racing driver
- Sebastian Danzig
guitarist of fashion,art band Palaye Royale
- Sebastian Lewis Shaw
English actor
- Sebastian Vollmer
American football player
- Sebastian Janikowski
Polish,American NFL football player
- Sebastian Telfair
American basketball player
- Sebastian Gabriel Sauvé
American model
- Sebastian "Seb" Mueller
bassist of rock band SWMRS
- Sebastian Charles Faulks
English novelist and journalist
- Sebastian Newbold Coe
Baron Coe, English Olympic runner and MP
- Sebastián Gabriel María Carlos Juan José Francisco Javier de Paula Miguel Bartolomé de San Geminiano Rafael Gonzaga
Infante of Spain and Portugal
- Sebastian Bach (born Sebastian Philip Bierk)
Canadian lead singer formally of band Skid Row
- Sebastian Krelj
Slovene Protestant reformer
- Sebastian Valentin Bodu
Romanian MEP
- Sebastian "Wastl" Huber
German Olympic bobsledder
- Sebastian Roche
Scottish,French actor
- Sebastian Griesbeck
German footballer
- (Charles) Sebastian Thomas Cabot
English film and television actor
- Sebastian Krys
Argentine music producer
- Sebastian Maniscalco
American comedian
- Sebastian de Souza
English actor, screenwriter, and producer
- Sebastian Todd
American YouTuber and voice actor
- Sebastian Duterte
son of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte
- Sebastian Robertson (b. 1974)
son of singer Robbie Robertson of The Band
- Sebastian Onorati
son of actor Peter Onorati & Jeanette Collins
- Sebastian Spader (b. 1989)
son of actor James Spader
- Sebastian Johnson (b. 2000)
son of sprinter Michael Johnson and Kerry D'Oyen
- Sebastian Todd (b. 2004)
son of singer Heather Nova and Felix Todd
- Sebastian Edwards (b. 2005)
son of model/actress Angela Lindvall and William Edwards
- Sebastian Oliver Luczak (b. 2006)
son of tennis player Peter Luczak and equestrian Maud von Rosen
- Sebastian Alexander Morgan (b. 2007)
son of actors Kim Fields and Christopher Morgan
- Sebastian William Goddard (b. 2008)
son of actor Daniel Goddard
- Sebastian Thomas Hilfiger (b. 2009)
son of American fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger
- Sebastian Evans (b. 2011)
son of singer Jessica Sierra
- Sebastián José Barea Rivera (b. 2012)
son of Miss Universe Zuleyka Rivera and basketball player José Juan Barea
- Sebastian "Bash" Taylor Thomaz (b. 2013)
son of rapper Wiz Khalifa and model Amber Rose
- Sebastian Zincone (b. 2013)
son of actress Malin Akerman and Roberto Zincone
- Sebastian Sasse (b. 2013)
son of actor Joshua Sasse
- Sebastian Oscar Burwell (b. 2013)
son of American television personality Victoria Recaño
- Sebastian Gutierrez (b. 2014)
son of Jennifer Del Rio and Luis Gutierrez of TV's "16 and Pregnant"
- Sebastian Miranda (b. 2014)
son of actor/composer Lin,Manuel Miranda and Vanessa Nadal.
- Sebastian Alexander James Humphrey (b. 2015)
son of sportscaster Jake Humphrey
- Sebastian Reid Broyles (b. 2015)
son of NFL player Ryan Broyles
- Sebastian James Aaron (b. 2016)
son of actress Teresa Castillo and Shane Aaron
- Sebastian Lopeti Brewer (b. 2016)
son of American actress Agnes Bruckner
- Sebastian Carter Stewart
son of baseball player Chris Stewart
- Sebastian Piers Williams (b. 2018)
son of actors Ryan Piers Williams and America Ferrera
Sebastian in pop culture
- Sebastian (born Horatio Thelonious Ignacious Crustaceous Sebastian)
crab in Disney's "The Little Mermaid"
- Sebastian
little bookworm who decided the fate of a literary magical dimension in "The Neverending Story"
- Sebastian (Bash)
character on TV's "Reign"
- Sebastian Michaelis
main character in manga/anime "Kuroshitsuji/Black Butler"
- Sebastian Valmont
character in 1999 movie "Cruel Intentions"
- Sebastian Larson
character in 2010 movie "The Switch"
- Sebastian Moran
Sherlock Holmes character
- Sebastian Hastings
character in the 2006 movie "She's the Man"
- Sebastian Flyte
character in "Brideshead Revisited"
- Sebastian Smythe
Grant Gustin's character on TV's "Glee"
- Sebastian Morgenstern (a.k.a Jonathan Christopher)
character in Cassandra Clare's "The Mortal Instruments" series
- Sebastian Kydd
character on TV's "The Carrie Dairies"
- Sebastian Venable
character in play/movie "Suddenly, Last Summer"
- Sebastian Monroe
(Bass) character on TV's "Revolution"
- Sebastian Vael
character from the video game 'Dragon Age II'
- Sebastian "Seb" Crossley
character on TV's "Evermoor"
- Sebastian Shaw
character in "X,Men"
- Sebastian
lead character in 2016's "La La Land"
- Sebastian Lund
character on "NCIS New Orleans"
- Sebastian Castellanos
character in the video game series "The Evil Within"
- Sebastian
one of the four main characters of Platoon of Power Squadron
- Sebastian "Bash" Howard
character on Netflix's "GLOW"
- Li’l Sebastian
horse on TV show “Parks and Recreation”
- Sebastian
character in the video game "Stardew Valley"