Sebastian
#9,457 for girls in 2025, 10 births · #16 for boys in 2025, 8,605 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2022 · 9,403 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 26 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 218,055since 1881
Sebastian over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #9,457 | 10 | #16 | 8,605 |
| 2024 | #6,167 | 19 | #14 | 8,593 |
| 2023 | #7,247 | 15 | #13 | 8,892 |
| 2022 | #15,306 | 5 | #13 | 9,403 |
| 2021 | #8,464 | 12 | #19 | 8,932 |
| 2020 | #12,142 | 7 | #19 | 9,029 |
| 2019 | #7,716 | 14 | #18 | 9,884 |
| 2018 | #9,151 | 11 | #18 | 10,137 |
| 2017 | #8,299 | 13 | #23 | 10,197 |
| 2016 | #7,230 | 16 | #23 | 10,309 |
| 2015 | #6,036 | 21 | #35 | 9,632 |
| 2014 | #10,129 | 10 | #34 | 9,315 |
| 2013 | #11,969 | 8 | #46 | 7,553 |
| 2012 | #8,632 | 13 | #64 | 6,744 |
| 2011 | #9,723 | 11 | #68 | 6,551 |
| 2010 | #14,959 | 6 | #68 | 6,366 |
| 2009 | #13,704 | 7 | #70 | 5,993 |
| 2008 | #8,965 | 13 | #74 | 6,041 |
| 2007 | #9,007 | 13 | #73 | 6,274 |
| 2006 | #6,840 | 18 | #76 | 6,287 |
| 2005 | #8,883 | 12 | #86 | 4,956 |
| 2004 | #5,062 | 25 | #97 | 4,521 |
| 2003 | #10,425 | 9 | #93 | 4,649 |
| 2002 | #5,897 | 19 | #80 | 5,137 |
| 2001 | #9,351 | 10 | #81 | 4,979 |
| 2000 | #9,874 | 9 | #81 | 5,029 |
| 1999 | #8,223 | 11 | #152 | 2,378 |
| 1998 | #11,138 | 7 | #198 | 1,697 |
| 1997 | #12,070 | 6 | #189 | 1,768 |
| 1996 | #13,518 | 5 | #195 | 1,590 |
| 1995 | #8,079 | 10 | #206 | 1,435 |
| 1994 | #10,569 | 7 | #222 | 1,304 |
| 1993 | — | #226 | 1,308 | |
| 1992 | #9,491 | 8 | #229 | 1,296 |
| 1991 | #7,430 | 11 | #262 | 1,033 |
| 1990 | — | #320 | 790 | |
| 1989 | #12,362 | 5 | #408 | 522 |
| 1988 | #9,244 | 7 | #455 | 397 |
| 1987 | — | #469 | 354 | |
| 1986 | — | #528 | 281 | |
| 1985 | — | #515 | 288 | |
| 1984 | — | #554 | 242 | |
| 1983 | — | #617 | 192 | |
| 1982 | — | #579 | 220 | |
| 1981 | — | #642 | 175 | |
| 1980 | #10,392 | 5 | #665 | 168 |
| 1979 | — | #739 | 137 | |
| 1978 | — | #700 | 143 | |
| 1977 | — | #778 | 120 | |
| 1976 | — | #746 | 124 | |
| 1975 | — | #736 | 127 | |
| 1974 | — | #728 | 125 | |
| 1973 | — | #707 | 129 | |
| 1972 | — | #635 | 155 | |
| 1971 | — | #607 | 188 | |
| 1970 | — | #630 | 165 | |
| 1969 | — | #723 | 116 | |
| 1968 | — | #699 | 116 | |
| 1967 | — | #692 | 115 | |
| 1966 | — | #740 | 99 | |
| 1965 | — | #731 | 104 | |
| 1964 | — | #679 | 129 | |
| 1963 | — | #740 | 109 | |
| 1962 | — | #629 | 151 | |
| 1961 | — | #751 | 105 | |
| 1960 | — | #911 | 69 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,061 | 53 | |
| 1958 | — | #956 | 63 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,075 | 50 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,171 | 42 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,002 | 56 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,096 | 47 | |
| 1953 | — | #999 | 52 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,002 | 51 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,083 | 44 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,086 | 42 | |
| 1949 | — | #967 | 51 | |
| 1948 | — | #813 | 70 | |
| 1947 | — | #938 | 56 | |
| 1946 | — | #890 | 55 | |
| 1945 | — | #943 | 47 | |
| 1944 | — | #935 | 47 | |
| 1943 | — | #856 | 60 | |
| 1942 | — | #732 | 77 | |
| 1941 | — | #817 | 60 | |
| 1940 | — | #881 | 51 | |
| 1939 | — | #836 | 53 | |
| 1938 | — | #757 | 65 | |
| 1937 | — | #781 | 62 | |
| 1936 | — | #747 | 65 | |
| 1935 | — | #670 | 79 | |
| 1934 | — | #673 | 81 | |
| 1933 | — | #685 | 75 | |
| 1932 | — | #651 | 87 | |
| 1931 | — | #611 | 94 | |
| 1930 | — | #564 | 113 | |
| 1929 | — | #615 | 97 | |
| 1928 | — | #537 | 128 | |
| 1927 | — | #610 | 104 | |
| 1926 | — | #528 | 131 | |
| 1925 | — | #608 | 108 | |
| 1924 | — | #543 | 137 | |
| 1923 | — | #535 | 130 | |
| 1922 | — | #565 | 127 | |
| 1921 | — | #546 | 130 | |
| 1920 | — | #519 | 139 | |
| 1919 | — | #530 | 126 | |
| 1918 | — | #568 | 114 | |
| 1917 | — | #522 | 122 | |
| 1916 | — | #491 | 134 | |
| 1915 | — | #525 | 112 | |
| 1914 | — | #543 | 82 | |
| 1913 | — | #545 | 63 | |
| 1912 | — | #561 | 51 | |
| 1911 | — | #707 | 20 | |
| 1910 | — | #822 | 14 | |
| 1909 | — | #756 | 14 | |
| 1908 | — | #685 | 15 | |
| 1907 | — | #778 | 12 | |
| 1906 | — | #1,253 | 5 | |
| 1905 | — | #786 | 10 | |
| 1904 | — | #810 | 9 | |
| 1903 | — | #696 | 11 | |
| 1902 | — | #1,137 | 5 | |
| 1901 | — | #779 | 8 | |
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | #928 | 6 | |
| 1898 | — | #804 | 8 | |
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | #1,101 | 5 | |
| 1895 | — | #795 | 8 | |
| 1894 | — | #1,074 | 5 | |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | #641 | 11 | |
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | #878 | 6 | |
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | #758 | 7 | |
| 1885 | — | #936 | 5 | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | #611 | 10 | |
| 1881 | — | #781 | 6 | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Sebastian! It came in at #781, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1883–1885, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Sebastian is popular in 2022
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Nevada#3 · 1 in 77
- California#4 · 1 in 90
- Texas#4 · 1 in 112
- Arizona#6 · 1 in 113
- Florida#9 · 1 in 149
Best ever in a state: #2 in California, 2017.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevada | #3 | 150 | 1 in 77 |
| California | #4 | 2,099 | 1 in 90 |
| Texas | #4 | 1,601 | 1 in 112 |
| Arizona | #6 | 290 | 1 in 113 |
| Florida | #9 | 642 | 1 in 149 |
| Illinois | #10 | 400 | 1 in 129 |
| Colorado | #13 | 174 | 1 in 146 |
| New Mexico | #13 | 56 | 1 in 119 |
| Oregon | #15 | 112 | 1 in 136 |
| Nebraska | #21 | 55 | 1 in 157 |
| North Carolina | #23 | 272 | 1 in 187 |
| Arkansas | #26 | 71 | 1 in 178 |
| New York | #26 | 476 | 1 in 183 |
| Washington | #26 | 186 | 1 in 179 |
| New Jersey | #27 | 249 | 1 in 163 |
| Oklahoma | #27 | 94 | 1 in 189 |
| Delaware | #29 | 23 | 1 in 139 |
| District of Columbia | #32 | 23 | 1 in 134 |
| North Dakota | #32 | 22 | 1 in 156 |
| Kansas | #33 | 79 | 1 in 173 |
| Connecticut | #36 | 83 | 1 in 168 |
| Georgia | #37 | 212 | 1 in 242 |
| Idaho | #39 | 42 | 1 in 191 |
| Indiana | #39 | 138 | 1 in 234 |
| Alaska | #41 | 16 | 1 in 153 |
| Virginia | #43 | 171 | 1 in 224 |
| Maryland | #45 | 118 | 1 in 211 |
| Rhode Island | #49 | 20 | 1 in 170 |
| Wyoming | #49 | 9 | 1 in 129 |
| Massachusetts | #51 | 124 | 1 in 223 |
| Louisiana | #55 | 77 | 1 in 277 |
| Iowa | #56 | 54 | 1 in 258 |
| Vermont | #57 | 8 | 1 in 163 |
| Michigan | #58 | 147 | 1 in 282 |
| Utah | #59 | 70 | 1 in 271 |
| Kentucky | #61 | 72 | 1 in 275 |
| Pennsylvania | #61 | 197 | 1 in 272 |
| Minnesota | #64 | 88 | 1 in 283 |
| Ohio | #72 | 171 | 1 in 311 |
| South Carolina | #74 | 67 | 1 in 306 |
| Wisconsin | #74 | 77 | 1 in 307 |
| Hawaii | #75 | 12 | 1 in 273 |
| Missouri | #75 | 86 | 1 in 325 |
| Montana | #79 | 14 | 1 in 243 |
| Tennessee | #82 | 104 | 1 in 345 |
| Maine | #84 | 15 | 1 in 270 |
| New Hampshire | #85 | 16 | 1 in 274 |
| Alabama | #87 | 65 | 1 in 339 |
| South Dakota | #110 | 11 | 1 in 333 |
| Mississippi | #116 | 28 | 1 in 412 |
| West Virginia | #123 | 17 | 1 in 394 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Sebastian
- 2 spots since 2024 (#14 → #16)
- 3 spots since 2020 (#19 → #16)
- 19 spots since 2015 (#35 → #16)
- Biggest jump: 475 spots in 1907 (#1,253 → #778)
- Biggest drop: 467 spots in 1906 (#786 → #1,253)
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 2022 at #13 (9,403 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 26 yrs · run 2000–2025
- Top 1,000: 124 yrs · run 1960–2025
- Highest: 1 in 179 boys born in 2018 were named Sebastian (0.56%)
- Latest: 1 in 198 boys born in 2025 (0.50%)
- Its best rank, #13 in 2022, was only 1 in 186 (0.54%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 39.8% of all boys named Sebastian (86,688) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 34 | #611 (1882) | #793 |
| 1890s | 43 | #641 (1892) | #891 |
| 1900s | 89 | #685 (1908) | #853 |
| 1910s | 838 | #491 (1916) | #581 |
| 1920s | 1,231 | #519 (1920) | #561 |
| 1930s | 774 | #564 (1930) | #698 |
| 1940s | 574 | #732 (1942) | #877 |
| 1950s | 500 | #956 (1958) | #1,053 |
| 1960s | 1,113 | #629 (1962) | #730 |
| 1970s | 1,413 | #607 (1971) | #701 |
| 1980s | 2,839 | #408 (1989) | #543 |
| 1990s | 14,599 | #152 (1999) | #220 |
| 2000s | 53,866 | #70 (2009) | #81 |
| 2010s | 86,688 | #18 (2018) | #40 |
| 2020s | 53,454 | #13 (2022) | #16 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Sebastian in 2022
Top girls' names in 2022
Top boys' names in 2022
More about 2022
girls
1,640,131 girls got a published name in 2022; 1 in 328,026 of them was named Sebastian, which outranked 13.8% of the 17,760 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 2,454 names at #15,306; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,746,008 boys got a published name in 2022; 1 in 186 of them was named Sebastian, which outranked 99.9% of the 14,333 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.