Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Sebastian

Gender

Male

Origin

Latin
Venerable
Revered, or the Roman term for a person from the ancient city of Sebastia

Syllables

3

Themes

  • Exotic
  • Shakespearean

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Sebastian

Pronunciation

s(e)-bas-tian, seb(a)-stian

Famous People

Musician Sebastian Bach, Actor Sebastian Stan

Celebrity Babies

Son of James Spader, Son of Tommy Hilfiger, Son of Michael Johnson, Son of Kim Fields

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #23, 10,308 births); most recent 2025 (rank #16, 8,605 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2004 (rank #5056, 25 births); most recent 2025 (rank #9457, 10 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20258,60510
20248,56219
20238,89015
20229,3935
20218,93012
20209,0217
20199,88114
201810,13511
201710,19713
201610,30816

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #36, 1,990 births); most recent 2025 (rank #47, 1,077 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
20251,077
20241,116
20231,313
20221,409
20211,516
20201,435
20191,678
20181,964
20171,881
20161,990

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #638, 75 births); most recent 2023 (rank #732, 57 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
202357
202241
202148
202063
201952
201846
201750
201675
201559
201457

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #87, 91 births); most recent 2025 (rank #125, 46 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
202546
202452
202343
202249
202168
202063
201961
201870
201788
201671

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #102, 70 births); most recent 2025 (rank #152, 29 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
202529
202444
202348
202251
202141
202051
201955
201859
201760
201666

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #102, 29 births); most recent 2025 (rank #159, 14 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
202514
202414
202321
202220
202112
202023
201926
201826
201722
201628

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #41, 79 births); most recent 2023 (rank #58, 47 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
202347
202262
202152
202053
201972
201856
201779
201671
201577
201476

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence