Sebastian

Latin from Greek

"person from ancient city of Sebastia"

Sebastian Origin and Meaning

The name Sebastian is a boy's name of Greek, Latin origin meaning "person from ancient city of Sebastia".

Sebastian is an ancient martyr's name turned literary, and Little Mermaid hero—think Sebastian the Crab—that's more popular than ever, as a classic-yet-unconventional compatriot for fellow British favorites T Theodore and Oliver.

Sebastian is derived from the Greek Sebastianos, meaning "from Sebastia." Sebastia was a city in Asia Minor—modern day Sivas, Turkey. Sebastian is a name with a substantial history, first as the third-century martyr whose sufferings were a favorite subject of medieval artists, then as the name of memorable characters in such varied works as Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and The Tempest and Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Revisited.

Sebastian is high on the lists in countries as widespread as Austria, Denmark, Romania, Australia and Chile. Some more down-to-earth nicknames for the relatively elaborate Sebastian not often heard in this country are Seb, Baz and Bas.

Several celebs have chosen the sophisticated Sebastian for their sons, including James Spader, Kim Fields, Malin Akerman and Tommy Hilfiger.

Sebastian Rank in US Top 1000

# 13 in the US

Sebastian Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 42 on Nameberry

Sebastian Popularity

• 13 US 2023
• 42 Nameberry 2024
• 76 Canada 2023
• 30 Future 2028
• 39 England 2022
• 112 Scotland 2023
• 92 Ireland 2021
• 29 Australia 2023
• 52 New Zealand 2023
• 79 Germany 2017
• 3 Mexico 2021
• 95 Sweden 2016
• 42 Norway 2022
• 179 Switzerland 2023
• 35 Austria 2023
• 78 Poland 2023
• 29 Chile 2021
• 49 Cats 2022

20 Names Similar to Sebastian

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Sebastian.

• Oliver
• Theodore
• Jasper
• Felix
• Atticus
• Leo
• Silas
• Alexander
• Milo
• Theo
• Oscar
• Julian
• August
• Ezra
• Gabriel
• Arthur
• Henry
• Hugo
• Jude
• Tobias

Famous People Named Sebastian

• Saint Sebastian early Roman martyr
• Sebastian King of Portugal
• Sebastian "Seb" Stan Romanian,born American actor
• Sebastian Vettel German Formula 1 racing driver
• Sebastian Danzig guitarist of fashion,art band Palaye Royale
• Sebastian Lewis Shaw English actor
• Sebastian Vollmer American football player
• Sebastian Janikowski Polish,American NFL football player
• Sebastian Telfair American basketball player
• Sebastian Gabriel Sauvé American model
• Sebastian "Seb" Mueller bassist of rock band SWMRS
• Sebastian Charles Faulks English novelist and journalist
• Sebastian Newbold Coe Baron Coe, English Olympic runner and MP
• Sebastián Gabriel María Carlos Juan José Francisco Javier de Paula Miguel Bartolomé de San Geminiano Rafael Gonzaga Infante of Spain and Portugal
• Sebastian Bach (born Sebastian Philip Bierk) Canadian lead singer formally of band Skid Row
• Sebastian Krelj Slovene Protestant reformer
• Sebastian Valentin Bodu Romanian MEP
• Sebastian "Wastl" Huber German Olympic bobsledder
• Sebastian Roche Scottish,French actor
• Sebastian Griesbeck German footballer
• (Charles) Sebastian Thomas Cabot English film and television actor
• Sebastian Krys Argentine music producer
• Sebastian Maniscalco American comedian
• Sebastian de Souza English actor, screenwriter, and producer
• Sebastian Todd American YouTuber and voice actor
• Sebastian Duterte son of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte
• Sebastian Robertson (b. 1974) son of singer Robbie Robertson of The Band
• Sebastian Onorati son of actor Peter Onorati & Jeanette Collins
• Sebastian Spader (b. 1989) son of actor James Spader
• Sebastian Johnson (b. 2000) son of sprinter Michael Johnson and Kerry D'Oyen
• Sebastian Todd (b. 2004) son of singer Heather Nova and Felix Todd
• Sebastian Edwards (b. 2005) son of model/actress Angela Lindvall and William Edwards
• Sebastian Oliver Luczak (b. 2006) son of tennis player Peter Luczak and equestrian Maud von Rosen
• Sebastian Alexander Morgan (b. 2007) son of actors Kim Fields and Christopher Morgan
• Sebastian William Goddard (b. 2008) son of actor Daniel Goddard
• Sebastian Thomas Hilfiger (b. 2009) son of American fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger
• Sebastian Evans (b. 2011) son of singer Jessica Sierra
• Sebastián José Barea Rivera (b. 2012) son of Miss Universe Zuleyka Rivera and basketball player José Juan Barea
• Sebastian "Bash" Taylor Thomaz (b. 2013) son of rapper Wiz Khalifa and model Amber Rose
• Sebastian Zincone (b. 2013) son of actress Malin Akerman and Roberto Zincone
• Sebastian Sasse (b. 2013) son of actor Joshua Sasse
• Sebastian Oscar Burwell (b. 2013) son of American television personality Victoria Recaño
• Sebastian Gutierrez (b. 2014) son of Jennifer Del Rio and Luis Gutierrez of TV's "16 and Pregnant"
• Sebastian Miranda (b. 2014) son of actor/composer Lin,Manuel Miranda and Vanessa Nadal.
• Sebastian Alexander James Humphrey (b. 2015) son of sportscaster Jake Humphrey
• Sebastian Reid Broyles (b. 2015) son of NFL player Ryan Broyles
• Sebastian James Aaron (b. 2016) son of actress Teresa Castillo and Shane Aaron
• Sebastian Lopeti Brewer (b. 2016) son of American actress Agnes Bruckner
• Sebastian Carter Stewart son of baseball player Chris Stewart
• Sebastian Piers Williams (b. 2018) son of actors Ryan Piers Williams and America Ferrera

Sebastian in Pop Culture

• Sebastian (born Horatio Thelonious Ignacious Crustaceous Sebastian) crab in Disney's "The Little Mermaid"
• Sebastian little bookworm who decided the fate of a literary magical dimension in "The Neverending Story"
• Sebastian (Bash) character on TV's "Reign"
• Sebastian Michaelis main character in manga/anime "Kuroshitsuji/Black Butler"
• Sebastian Valmont character in 1999 movie "Cruel Intentions"
• Sebastian Larson character in 2010 movie "The Switch"
• Sebastian Moran Sherlock Holmes character
• Sebastian Hastings character in the 2006 movie "She's the Man"
• Sebastian Flyte character in "Brideshead Revisited"
• Sebastian Smythe Grant Gustin's character on TV's "Glee"
• Sebastian Morgenstern (a.k.a Jonathan Christopher) character in Cassandra Clare's "The Mortal Instruments" series
• Sebastian Kydd character on TV's "The Carrie Dairies"
• Sebastian Venable character in play/movie "Suddenly, Last Summer"
• Sebastian Monroe (Bass) character on TV's "Revolution"
• Sebastian Vael character from the video game 'Dragon Age II'
• Sebastian "Seb" Crossley character on TV's "Evermoor"
• Sebastian Shaw character in "X,Men"
• Sebastian lead character in 2016's "La La Land"
• Sebastian Lund character on "NCIS New Orleans"
• Sebastian Castellanos character in the video game series "The Evil Within"
• Sebastian one of the four main characters of Platoon of Power Squadron
• Sebastian "Bash" Howard character on Netflix's "GLOW"
• Li’l Sebastian horse on TV show “Parks and Recreation”