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Sebastian

“Venerable, or exalted; from the ancient city of Sebaste” — Greek via Latin origin

Boy's name · #16 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Sebastian has appeared in US records since 1881 — best rank #13 (2022) · 218,055 babies named Sebastian all-time · 1 in 200 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #3 in Mexico (2022) · #4 in Estonia (2024) · #5 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #13 in Czechia (2025) · #18 in Slovakia (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Sebastians

• Sebastian Vettel — German racing driver
• Sebastian Kurz — Chancellor of Austria (2017–2019, 2020–2021)
• Sebastian Coe — British athlete and politician (born 1956)
• Sebastian Stan — Romanian-born American-raised actor
• Sebastian of Portugal — King of Portugal from 1557 to 1578

In stories & tradition

• Sebastian Moran — The Adventure of the Empty House
• Sebastian Shaw — Uncanny X-Men · X-Men
• Sebastian Faust — JLA

What Sebastians become

Among 6,533 notable people named Sebastian:

Medical professionals appear 2.58× more often than among typical names — e.g. Sebastian Wille, German medical specialist, university professor.

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