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Sebastian

Sebastian holds the #16 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 8,605 newborn boys in a single year. Its position has barely moved over the past five years — a sign of steady, established appeal. Its strongest year on record was 2022 (#13 nationally, 9,403 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1881. The name's biggest fan base is in California (#5 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#16
among boy names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#13
in 2022 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
8,605
boys named Sebastian

Sebastian popularity, 1880–2025

0.15%0.30%0.45%0.60%18801900192019401960198020002020#13 in 2022
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2022

Where Sebastian is most popular

Alaska: #53 (13 boys, 0.57% of boys born 2025)AK#53Maine: #113 (12 boys, 0.31% of boys born 2025)ME#113Vermont: #80 (6 boys, 0.49% of boys born 2025)VT#80New Hampshire: #130 (11 boys, 0.24% of boys born 2025)NH#130Washington: #28 (170 boys, 0.52% of boys born 2025)WA#28Idaho: #50 (36 boys, 0.42% of boys born 2025)ID#50Montana: #85 (14 boys, 0.37% of boys born 2025)MT#85North Dakota: #77 (14 boys, 0.42% of boys born 2025)ND#77Minnesota: #68 (85 boys, 0.35% of boys born 2025)MN#68Wisconsin: #46 (101 boys, 0.43% of boys born 2025)WI#46Michigan: #83 (109 boys, 0.27% of boys born 2025)MI#83New York: #47 (330 boys, 0.39% of boys born 2025)NY#47Massachusetts: #52 (108 boys, 0.40% of boys born 2025)MA#52Rhode Island: #22 (25 boys, 0.80% of boys born 2025)RI#22Oregon: #15 (103 boys, 0.68% of boys born 2025)OR#15Nevada: #6 (106 boys, 0.94% of boys born 2025)NV#6Wyoming: #39 (10 boys, 0.92% of boys born 2025)WY#39South Dakota: #116 (11 boys, 0.29% of boys born 2025)SD#116Iowa: #108 (35 boys, 0.25% of boys born 2025)IA#108Illinois: #10 (360 boys, 0.73% of boys born 2025)IL#10Indiana: #47 (130 boys, 0.41% of boys born 2025)IN#47Ohio: #82 (140 boys, 0.27% of boys born 2025)OH#82Pennsylvania: #77 (155 boys, 0.30% of boys born 2025)PA#77New Jersey: #28 (217 boys, 0.55% of boys born 2025)NJ#28Connecticut: #36 (78 boys, 0.59% of boys born 2025)CT#36California: #5 (1954 boys, 1.11% of boys born 2025)CA#5Utah: #35 (95 boys, 0.48% of boys born 2025)UT#35Colorado: #22 (160 boys, 0.60% of boys born 2025)CO#22Nebraska: #69 (33 boys, 0.37% of boys born 2025)NE#69Missouri: #61 (95 boys, 0.34% of boys born 2025)MO#61Kentucky: #79 (63 boys, 0.31% of boys born 2025)KY#79West Virginia: #127 (15 boys, 0.24% of boys born 2025)WV#127Virginia: #50 (149 boys, 0.40% of boys born 2025)VA#50Maryland: #62 (86 boys, 0.38% of boys born 2025)MD#62Delaware: #25 (23 boys, 0.78% of boys born 2025)DE#25Arizona: #7 (277 boys, 0.85% of boys born 2025)AZ#7New Mexico: #6 (69 boys, 1.06% of boys born 2025)NM#6Kansas: #31 (76 boys, 0.54% of boys born 2025)KS#31Arkansas: #37 (61 boys, 0.48% of boys born 2025)AR#37Tennessee: #70 (122 boys, 0.33% of boys born 2025)TN#70North Carolina: #37 (231 boys, 0.45% of boys born 2025)NC#37South Carolina: #43 (91 boys, 0.43% of boys born 2025)SC#43District of Columbia: #18 (25 boys, 0.99% of boys born 2025)DC#18Oklahoma: #28 (95 boys, 0.54% of boys born 2025)OK#28Louisiana: #50 (70 boys, 0.37% of boys born 2025)LA#50Mississippi: #86 (31 boys, 0.29% of boys born 2025)MS#86Alabama: #66 (69 boys, 0.32% of boys born 2025)AL#66Georgia: #32 (220 boys, 0.44% of boys born 2025)GA#32Hawaii: #49 (16 boys, 0.55% of boys born 2025)HI#49Texas: #5 (1498 boys, 0.86% of boys born 2025)TX#5Florida: #15 (602 boys, 0.63% of boys born 2025)FL#15
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: California (#5), New Mexico (#6), District of Columbia (#18)

Uniqueness score

8/ 100Ultra popular
everywhereone of a kind

You'll meet plenty of them — a true chart-topper. Based on how many babies per birth were named Sebastian in the most recent year of SSA data.

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