Sebastian

Meaning and origin of Sebastian

Popularity of Sebastian in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2016.
• Over recent years, Sebastian has been stable (−1.1% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Sebastian every 56 schools, all spellings combined.

Sebastian in English-speaking countries

Sebastian ranks 13^th in United States, 45^th in England and Wales and 49^th in Ontario (Canada), against 971^st in France.

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  13^th boys’ name26,090 babies in 3 years1 boy in 197−1.4% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  45^th boys’ name3,506 babies in 3 years1 boy in 236−5.4% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  58^th boys’ name196 babies in 3 years1 boy in 251−0.9% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  63^rd boys’ name161 babies in 3 years1 boy in 277−2.4% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  49^th boys’ name599 babies in 3 years1 boy in 284−4% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  122^nd boys’ name121 babies in 3 years1 boy in 495−3.9% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  141^st boys’ name49 babies in 3 years1 boy in 520

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  119^th boys’ name138 babies in 3 years1 boy in 520−4.2% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Sebastian, Sébastian, Sebastiàn and Sebastián are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Sébastian20
• Sebastiàn5
• Sebastiánabroad
• Sebastiaanabroad

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Sebastian

• Sébastien
• Cristiano
• Sirius
• Théophile
• Owenn
• Léone
• Sylas
• Hippolyte
• Loukas
• Philippe
• Jacques
• Léonce

See also

• →French names of Greek origin
• →French names of Latin origin