Fun Facts About the Name Sebasthian
- 153 babies named Sebasthian: U.S. records list 153 babies given the name Sebasthian from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Sebasthian Mean?
Sebasthian is a variant spelling of Sebastian, a name of Latin and Greek origin whose established meaning is "venerable" or "revered." The Latin form Sebastianus comes from the Greek Sebastianos, meaning "of Sebaste" or "from Sebaste," which derives from sebastos, "venerable, revered." Sebastos was the Greek word used to translate the Latin imperial title augustus, so the name's root sense is tied to that idea of reverence or honor. The spelling Sebasthian inserts a th into the standard form; it points to the same parent name and the same meaning rather than to a separate word or root.
Sebasthian Name History & Origins
The name entered Christian Europe through Saint Sebastian, a Roman martyr traditionally put to death during the persecution under the emperor Diocletian in the late third century. Devotion to him spread widely in the Middle Ages, and he was commonly invoked against plague. From the Latin Sebastianus came forms such as French Sébastien, Spanish Sebastián, Italian Sebastiano, and the German short form Bastian. English inherited the name through medieval and later Christian use and has kept it in regular circulation.
Sebasthian is a respelling that alters the standard English Sebastian by adding th. Spellings of this kind function as personal variations of the parent name, so the name's development follows that of Sebastian rather than a line of its own, and the added th does not change the pronunciation of its root or its meaning.
How Popular is the Name Sebasthian?
Sebasthian has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2007. Its best rank was #6,206 in 2007.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,792 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #10,702 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2023 | #10,612 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #13,998 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #11,781 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #9,600 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #10,554 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #8,037 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #11,851 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #10,535 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #13,724 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #6,251 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2011 | #12,010 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #8,677 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #12,230 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #9,711 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #6,206 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2006 | #10,468 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #13,022 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #8,972 | 7 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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