Sebastian
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Sebastian means “revered” or “venerable,” from Greek and Latin. Sebastian also means “one from Sebastia,” an ancient Roman city. Saint Sebastian, pierced by arrows, became a patron of soldiers; Bach and characters in Twelfth Night and Brideshead Revisited share the name, which is on the rise. In Hollow Man, scientist Sebastian Kane makes himself invisible and spirals into madness.
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Usage of Sebastian in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Sebastian against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Sebastian is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Sebastian in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 8,605 boys were named Sebastian, making it the #16 boys' name in the US. Since 1881, 218,055 boys have been named Sebastian, with the most (10,309) in 2016. It is most common, relative to births, in California, New Mexico and Washington, D.C..
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Sebastian in other languages
- Bast German
- Sebastiaan Dutch
- Sebastiano Italian
- Sebastians Latvian
- Sebastianus Dutch
- Sebastijan Slovenian
- Sebastià Catalan
- Sebastián Spanish
- Sebastião Portuguese
- Sebastjan Slovenian
- Sebastían Icelandic
- Sebestyén Hungarian
- Seppo Finnish
- Sevastian Romanian
- Szebasztián Hungarian
- Sébastien French
Sebastian name days
- January 20 Norway
- January 20 Sweden
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Sebastian
There are 370 towns and villages with Sebastian in their name, in 24 countries.
🇲🇽 Mexico 208🇧🇴 Bolivia 17🇨🇴 Colombia 17🇸🇻 El Salvador 17🇵🇪 Peru 14🇵🇭 Philippines 14🇬🇹 Guatemala 13🇪🇨 Ecuador 11
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| San Sebastián | Retalhuleu, 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 29,167 | Map |
| Sebastian | Florida, 🇺🇸 United States | 24,007 | Map |
| San Sebastián | San Sebastián, 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | 11,590 | Map |
| San Sebastián | Lempira Department, 🇭🇳 Honduras | 10,857 | Map |
| San Sebastián | San Vicente Department, 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 7,333 | Map |
| San Sebastián | México, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 5,904 | Map |
| San Sebastián | Puebla, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 3,942 | Map |
| San Sebastian | Ilocos, 🇵🇭 Philippines | 2,795 | Map |
| Sankt Sebastian | Rheinland-Pfalz, 🇩🇪 Germany | 2,508 | Map |
| San Sebastián | Michoacán, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 2,177 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Sebastian
There are 7 lakes and reservoirs with Sebastian in their name, in 5 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 3🇦🇷 Argentina 1🇧🇴 Bolivia 1🇲🇽 Mexico 1🇵🇪 Peru 1
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| Laguna Sebastian | Loreto, 🇵🇪 Peru | Map |
| Sebastian Lake | Arkansas, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Sebastian Pond | Tennessee, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Laguna San Sebastián | Buenos Aires, 🇦🇷 Argentina | Map |
| Laguna San Sebastián | Potosí Department, 🇧🇴 Bolivia | Map |
| Laguna San Sebastián | Tabasco, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| San Sebastian Lake | Florida, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Sebastian songs
15 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Sebastian in their title. The best known:
- Flute sonatas by Johann Sebastian Bach – Johann Sebastian Bach
- Organ works by Johann Sebastian Bach – Johann Sebastian Bach
- Everything (Sebastian Walldén song) – Sebastian Walldén (2018)
- Sebastian – Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel (1973)
- Sebastian im Traum – Hans Werner Henze (2004)
- Mia & Sebastian's Theme
- Motetten by Johann Sebastian Bach – Johann Sebastian Bach
- San Sebastian martxa
- Sebastian – Hande Yener
- SEBASTIAN (1714)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Sebastian
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Sebastian.
Sebastian
Sebastian Andersen
Sebastian Arcelus
Sebastian Bleisch
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Fictional characters named Sebastian
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Sebastian as a pet name
FurryName has found 452 dogs named Sebastian in public pet registers, making it the #416 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Burnside (5), Richmond (3), Adelaide (2). Sebastian as a dog name →
FurryName has found 40 cats named Sebastian in public pet registers, making it the #118 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Vancouver (6), Richmond (3), Tacoma (3). Sebastian as a cat name →
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