Sebastian is one of America's most popular boys' names, ranked #16 in 2025.
Sebastian is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #16 among boys (8,605) and #9,995 among girls (10) — overall #25 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8,615 | 8,744 | #9,995 | #16 |
| 2024 | 8,612 | 8,757 | #6,362 | #14 |
| 2023 | 8,907 | 9,055 | #7,581 | #13 |
| 2022 | 9,408 | 9,594 | #17,368 | #13 |
| 2021 | 8,944 | 9,141 | #8,899 | #19 |
| 2020 | 9,036 | 9,254 | #13,252 | #19 |
| 2019 | 9,898 | 10,185 | #8,076 | #18 |
| 2018 | 10,148 | 10,446 | #9,716 | #18 |
| 2017 | 10,210 | 10,518 | #8,713 | #23 |
| 2016 | 10,325 | 10,787 | #7,550 | #23 |
| 2015 | 9,653 | 10,036 | #6,205 | #35 |
| 2014 | 9,325 | 9,799 | #10,824 | #34 |
| 2013 | 7,561 | 8,027 | #12,962 | #46 |
| 2012 | 6,757 | 7,197 | #9,039 | #64 |
| 2011 | 6,562 | 6,968 | #10,282 | #68 |
| 2010 | 6,372 | 6,745 | #16,633 | #68 |
| 2009 | 6,000 | 6,391 | #14,973 | #70 |
| 2008 | 6,054 | 6,515 | #9,399 | #74 |
| 2007 | 6,287 | 6,726 | #9,452 | #73 |
| 2006 | 6,305 | 6,769 | #7,094 | #76 |
| 2005 | 4,968 | 5,363 | #9,356 | #86 |
| 2004 | 4,546 | 4,894 | #5,186 | #97 |
| 2003 | 4,658 | 5,013 | #11,172 | #93 |
| 2002 | 5,156 | 5,493 | #6,082 | #80 |
| 2001 | 4,989 | 5,327 | #9,970 | #81 |
| 2000 | 5,038 | 5,301 | #10,588 | #81 |
| 1999 | 2,389 | 2,551 | #8,690 | #152 |
| 1998 | 1,704 | 1,834 | #12,169 | #198 |
| 1997 | 1,774 | — | #13,407 | #189 |
| 1996 | 1,595 | — | #15,402 | #195 |
| 1995 | 1,445 | — | #8,623 | #207 |
| 1994 | 1,311 | — | #11,533 | #223 |
| 1993 | 1,308 | — | — | #227 |
| 1992 | 1,304 | — | #10,280 | #229 |
| 1991 | 1,044 | — | #7,866 | #262 |
| 1990 | 790 | — | — | #320 |
| 1989 | 527 | — | #14,061 | #411 |
| 1988 | 404 | — | #10,143 | #455 |
| 1987 | 354 | — | — | #472 |
| 1986 | 281 | — | — | #528 |
| 1985 | 288 | — | — | #515 |
| 1984 | 242 | — | — | #555 |
| 1983 | 192 | — | — | #618 |
| 1982 | 220 | — | — | #581 |
| 1981 | 175 | — | — | #643 |
| 1980 | 173 | — | #11,769 | #669 |
| 1979 | 137 | — | — | #739 |
| 1978 | 143 | — | — | #703 |
| 1977 | 120 | — | — | #782 |
| 1976 | 124 | — | — | #747 |
| 1975 | 127 | — | — | #739 |
| 1974 | 125 | — | — | #729 |
| 1973 | 129 | — | — | #708 |
| 1972 | 155 | — | — | #638 |
| 1971 | 188 | — | — | #608 |
| 1970 | 165 | — | — | #633 |
| 1969 | 116 | — | — | #725 |
| 1968 | 116 | — | — | #702 |
| 1967 | 115 | — | — | #695 |
| 1966 | 99 | — | — | #744 |
| 1965 | 104 | — | — | #731 |
| 1964 | 129 | — | — | #681 |
| 1963 | 109 | — | — | #744 |
| 1962 | 151 | — | — | #631 |
| 1961 | 105 | — | — | #753 |
| 1960 | 69 | — | — | #915 |
| 1959 | 53 | — | — | #1,066 |
| 1958 | 63 | — | — | #961 |
| 1957 | 50 | — | — | #1,087 |
| 1956 | 42 | — | — | #1,188 |
| 1955 | 56 | — | — | #1,009 |
| 1954 | 47 | — | — | #1,099 |
| 1953 | 52 | — | — | #1,014 |
| 1952 | 51 | — | — | #1,012 |
| 1951 | 44 | — | — | #1,093 |
| 1950 | 42 | — | — | #1,103 |
| 1949 | 51 | — | — | #983 |
| 1948 | 70 | — | — | #820 |
| 1947 | 56 | — | — | #954 |
| 1946 | 55 | — | — | #896 |
| 1945 | 47 | — | — | #951 |
| 1944 | 47 | — | — | #946 |
| 1943 | 60 | — | — | #866 |
| 1942 | 77 | — | — | #736 |
| 1941 | 60 | — | — | #826 |
| 1940 | 51 | — | — | #889 |
| 1939 | 53 | — | — | #844 |
| 1938 | 65 | — | — | #762 |
| 1937 | 62 | — | — | #786 |
| 1936 | 65 | — | — | #753 |
| 1935 | 79 | — | — | #676 |
| 1934 | 81 | — | — | #677 |
| 1933 | 75 | — | — | #693 |
| 1932 | 87 | — | — | #655 |
| 1931 | 94 | — | — | #615 |
| 1930 | 113 | — | — | #568 |
| 1929 | 97 | — | — | #618 |
| 1928 | 128 | — | — | #541 |
| 1927 | 104 | — | — | #616 |
| 1926 | 131 | — | — | #532 |
| 1925 | 108 | — | — | #609 |
| 1924 | 137 | — | — | #543 |
| 1923 | 130 | — | — | #536 |
| 1922 | 127 | — | — | #565 |
| 1921 | 130 | — | — | #548 |
| 1920 | 139 | — | — | #520 |
| 1919 | 126 | — | — | #530 |
| 1918 | 114 | — | — | #570 |
| 1917 | 122 | — | — | #524 |
| 1916 | 134 | — | — | #493 |
| 1915 | 112 | — | — | #527 |
| 1914 | 82 | — | — | #545 |
| 1913 | 63 | — | — | #549 |
| 1912 | 51 | — | — | #567 |
| 1911 | 20 | — | — | #728 |
| 1910 | 14 | — | — | #855 |
| 1909 | 14 | — | — | #801 |
| 1908 | 15 | — | — | #708 |
| 1907 | 12 | — | — | #806 |
| 1906 | 5 | — | — | #1,391 |
| 1905 | 10 | — | — | #830 |
| 1904 | 9 | — | — | #866 |
| 1903 | 11 | — | — | #727 |
| 1902 | 5 | — | — | #1,291 |
| 1901 | 8 | — | — | #846 |
| 1899 | 6 | — | — | #1,039 |
| 1898 | 8 | — | — | #880 |
| 1896 | 5 | — | — | #1,245 |
| 1895 | 8 | — | — | #861 |
| 1894 | 5 | — | — | #1,212 |
| 1892 | 11 | — | — | #680 |
| 1889 | 6 | — | — | #959 |
| 1886 | 7 | — | — | #835 |
| 1885 | 5 | — | — | #1,079 |
| 1882 | 10 | — | — | #642 |
| 1881 | 6 | — | — | #851 |