Sebastian

First Name
145k
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
14k
in the U.S.
in 2010
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  2. Pronunciation
  3. Meanings and Origins
  4. Notable Persons Named Sebastian
  5. Notable Persons With the Last Name Sebastian
  6. Popularity by Year and Gender
  7. Regional Popularity
  8. Ethnicity Distribution
  9. Fun Facts
  10. What Sebastians Have Visited This Page?
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Meaning and Origin

What does the name Sebastian mean? Find out below.

Origin and Meaning of Sebastian

"Sebastian" is a name of Greek origin, and it means "Venerable". It's a name commonly given to boys.

Wiktionary

From Latin Sebastianus, name of an early and possibly legendary Christian saint, from ancient city of Sebasta in Asia Minor (modern Sivas, Turkey), from Ancient Greek Σεβαστός (Sebastós, “august, venerable, exalted”), itself a translation of the Roman title Augustus.

  1. A male given name.

Sebastian was also found in the following language(s): Danish, Faroese, German, Norwegian, Polish, and Swedish

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Notable Persons Named Sebastian

Sebastian Stan

Sebastian Stan is an actor. He was most prominent from 2003 to present. Sebastian was born on August 13th, 1982 in Constanța, Romania.

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Sebastián Marroquín

Sebastián Marroquín is an architect and author. Sebastián was given the name Juan Pablo Escobar by his parent Pablo Escobar in 1977 in Medellín.

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Sebastian Vettel

Sebastian Vettel is a formula one racer.

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Sebastian Giovinco

Sebastian Giovinco is a soccer player for the Toronto FC, Juventus F.C., Empoli F.C., S.S.D. Parma Calcio 1913, Italy national under-21 football team, Italy at the Olympics, and Italy national football team. Sebastian was born on January 26th, 1987 in Turin, Italy.

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Sebastian Bach

Sebastian Bach is a heavy metal music, hard rock, progressive metal, glam metal, country rock, thrash metal, and speed metal musician. He plays Guitar and Vocals. His ongoing career started in 1983. Sebastian was given the name Sebastian Philip Bierk on April 3rd, 1968 in Freeport, Bahamas.

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Sebastian Hiram Shaw

Sebastian Hiram Shaw is a comics character.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Sebastian

Madonna Sebastian

Madonna Sebastian is an actor, singing, film actress, and singer. Her most notable accomplishments were from 2015 to present. Madonna was born in Kochi.

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Joan Sebastian

Joan Sebastian was a banda (music), ranchera, latin ballad, and mariachi musician. He plays Guitar and Vocals. He was most prominent from 1977 to 2015. Joan was given the name José Manuel Figueroa Figueroa on April 8th, 1951 in Juliantla, Guerrero, Mexico. He passed away on July 13th, 2015.

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John Sebastian

John Sebastian is a rock, pop, folk, blues, and folk music musician. He plays Vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano, and autoharp. He holds the title Welcome Back". He was most active from 1964 to present. John was given the name John Benson Sebastian on March 17th, 1944 in Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, U,S. John is also known as G. Puglese.

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Guy Sebastian

Guy Sebastian is a singer-songwriter, producer, and record producer. He holds the title Gimme Some Lovin'". Guy was given the name Guy Theodore Sebastian on October 26th, 1981 in Klang (city).

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Sebastian

Sebastian is a fictional character.

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Toby Sebastian

Toby Sebastian is an actor. He was most prominent from 2012 to present. Toby was given the name Toby Pugh on February 26th, 1992 in Oxford.

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How popular is the baby name Sebastian in the U.S.?

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Year Total Babies Born Girls Born Boys Born Ranking
1881 6 0 6
1882 10 0 10
1885 5 0 5
1886 7 0 7
1889 6 0 6
1892 11 0 11
1894 5 0 5
1895 8 0 8
1896 5 0 5
1898 8 0 8
1899 6 0 6
1901 8 0 8
1902 5 0 5
1903 11 0 11
1904 9 0 9
1905 10 0 10
1906 5 0 5
1907 12 0 12
1908 15 0 15
1909 14 0 14
1910 14 0 14
1911 20 0 20
1912 51 0 51
1913 63 0 63
1914 82 0 82
1915 112 0 112
1916 134 0 134
1917 122 0 122
1918 114 0 114
1919 126 0 126
1920 139 0 139
1921 130 0 130
1922 127 0 127
1923 130 0 130
1924 137 0 137
1925 108 0 108
1926 132 0 132
1927 104 0 104
1928 127 0 127
1929 97 0 97
1930 113 0 113
1931 94 0 94
1932 87 0 87
1933 75 0 75
1934 81 0 81
1935 79 0 79
1936 65 0 65
1937 61 0 61
1938 65 0 65
1939 53 0 53
1940 51 0 51
1941 60 0 60
1942 77 0 77
1943 60 0 60
1944 47 0 47
1945 47 0 47
1946 55 0 55
1947 56 0 56
1948 70 0 70
1949 51 0 51
1950 42 0 42
1951 44 0 44
1952 51 0 51
1953 52 0 52
1954 46 0 46
1955 56 0 56
1956 42 0 42
1957 50 0 50
1958 63 0 63
1959 53 0 53
1960 70 0 70
1961 106 0 106
1962 151 0 151
1963 109 0 109
1964 131 0 131
1965 104 0 104
1966 99 0 99
1967 117 0 117
1968 116 0 116
1969 116 0 116
1970 164 0 164
1971 188 0 188
1972 154 0 154
1973 130 0 130
1974 125 0 125
1975 127 0 127
1976 123 0 123
1977 125 0 125
1978 143 0 143
1979 137 0 137
1980 171 5 166
1981 175 0 175
1982 218 0 218
1983 193 0 193
1984 241 0 241
1985 288 0 288
1986 279 0 279
1987 354 0 354
1988 401 7 394
1989 522 5 517
1990 791 0 791
1991 1,043 11 1,032
1992 1,302 8 1,294
1993 1,307 0 1,307
1994 1,309 7 1,302
1995 1,442 10 1,432
1996 1,593 5 1,588
1997 1,773 6 1,767
1998 1,704 7 1,697
1999 2,388 11 2,377
2000 5,036 9 5,027 #81 boy name
2001 4,988 10 4,978 #81 boy name
2002 5,155 18 5,137 #80 boy name
2003 4,655 9 4,646 #93 boy name
2004 4,545 25 4,520 #97 boy name
2005 4,964 12 4,952 #86 boy name
2006 6,299 18 6,281 #76 boy name
2007 6,283 13 6,270 #73 boy name
2008 6,047 13 6,034 #74 boy name
2009 5,996 7 5,989 #70 boy name
2010 6,363 6 6,357 #68 boy name
2011 6,554 11 6,543 #68 boy name
2012 6,744 13 6,731 #64 boy name
2013 7,552 7 7,545 #46 boy name
2014 9,312 9 9,303 #34 boy name
2015 9,629 21 9,608 #35 boy name
2016 10,292 16 10,276 #24 boy name
2017 10,149 13 10,136 #22 boy name
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Where is the name Sebastian popular?

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Popularity of Sebastian as a first name

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Popularity of Sebastian as a last name

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Common last names for Sebastian

  • Rodriguez
  • Russo
  • Martinez
  • Hernandez
  • Marino
  • Garcia
  • Torres
  • Gonzalez
  • Dimauro
  • Rivera
  • Ramirez
  • Perez
  • Sanchez
  • Smith

Common first names for Sebastian

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Sebastian U.S.
█  White 51.79% 64.26%
█  African American 3.06% 11.96%
█  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 15.37% 4.85%
█  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.95% 0.69%
█  Two or More Ethnicities 1.79% 1.76%
█  Hispanic or Latino 27.04% 16.26%

Of Last Name Sebastian

People with the last name Sebastian are most frequently White, Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander, or Hispanic or Latino

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Fun Facts about the name Sebastian

  • What name lists does Sebastian rank for?
    #43Boy Name of the 2010s
    #20Modern Boy Names
    #20Greek Boy Names
    #1Boy Names Unique to Florida
    #8Boy Names Unique to Nevada
  • How Popular is the name Sebastian? Sebastian is the 494th most popular name of all time. In 2017 Sebastian was the 22nd most popular name. As a last name Sebastian was the 2,586th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Sebastian have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2017, the Social Security Administration has recorded 144,673 babies born with the first name Sebastian in the United States. That's more than enough people named Sebastian to occupy the country of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines with an estimated population of 109,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Sebastian? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1881 when it was given as a first name to 6 new born babies.
  • When was Sebastian first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Sebastian is Wednesday, July 31st, 1867.
  • What year had the most people named Sebastian born? The highest recorded use of the first name Sebastian was in 2016 with a total of 10,276 babies. That's a lot of babies named Sebastian!
  • Random Sebastian Factoid: According to the 2014 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Sebastian ranks 28th in popularity as a baby boy's name in New Jersey. Imagine that, 288 babies in New Jersey have the same name as you in 2014.
  • Weird things about the name Sebastian: Your name in reverse order is Naitsabes. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Etsaisbna. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Sebastian? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 13,934 people with the last name Sebastian.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Sebastian? If you manage to meet 100,000 people in your life, chances are that 5 of them will have Sebastian as their last name.
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What Sebastians Have Visited This Page?

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  • U.S. Census Bureau: Frequently Occurring Surnames from the Census 2000 (public domain).
  • U.S. Social Security Administration: Popular Baby Names, Death Master File (public domain).
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