babyNamedSébastien
“venerated”
Boy’s name, of Greek and Latin origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 911th
- births in 2023–2025
- 150
- babies born in France
- 1 in 13,514
- −6% a year recently
- Falling
- record year (since 1900)
- 1976
Meaning and origin of Sébastien
Sébastien means “venerated” and is of Greek and Latin origin.
Popularity of Sébastien in France since 1986
- Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1976.
- Over recent years, Sébastien has been falling (−6% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Sébastien every 61 schools.
Sébastien in English-speaking countries
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
941st boys’ name59 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,880
- British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
843rd boys’ name5 babies in 3 years1 boy in 8,907
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
1,589th boys’ name48 babies in 3 years1 boy in 17,216
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
1,935th boys’ name240 babies in 3 years1 boy in 21,423−0.3% a year
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Sébastien and Sebastien are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Sebastien15
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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