Fun Facts About the Name Sebastiano
- More than 1 thousand babies named Sebastiano: U.S. records list 1,004 babies given the name Sebastiano from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Sebastiano Mean?
Sebastiano is an Italian masculine name meaning "venerable" or "revered," from the Greek sebastos by way of Latin Sebastianus. Sebastos was an honorific title, especially for the emperor; the personal name Sebastianos was formed from it, and Latin adapted it as Sebastianus. The Italian form Sebastiano is the equivalent of English Sebastian.
Sebastiano Name History & Origins
The Italian name Sebastiano developed from Latin Sebastianus; the Latin masculine ending -us regularly became Italian -o. Its use in Italy is closely associated with Saint Sebastian, a Roman martyr traditionally said to have been killed during the persecution under Diocletian. In Italian he is called San Sebastiano. The Renaissance painter Sebastiano del Piombo also bore the name.
How Popular is the Name Sebastiano?
Sebastiano 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 2006. Its best rank was #1,851 in 1914.
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 | #6,088 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2024 | #5,393 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2023 | #6,826 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2022 | #6,762 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2021 | #8,062 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #6,969 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2019 | #8,108 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #5,735 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2017 | #4,904 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2016 | #5,746 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2015 | #5,023 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2014 | #5,224 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2013 | #4,943 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2012 | #8,755 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #4,954 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2010 | #5,209 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2009 | #4,715 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2008 | #4,677 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 2007 | #10,704 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #3,511 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 2005 | #5,533 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2004 | #4,385 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2003 | #5,000 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2002 | #4,020 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2001 | #3,702 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2000 | #5,259 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1999 | #5,974 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1998 | #5,404 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1997 | #4,635 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1996 | #5,469 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1994 | #6,873 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #7,474 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #9,573 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #3,977 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1990 | #4,366 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1989 | #6,818 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #7,940 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #3,843 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1984 | #6,193 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #4,846 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #7,185 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #4,887 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #2,707 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1979 | #4,027 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1978 | #4,107 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1977 | #6,695 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1976 | #3,068 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1975 | #3,896 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1974 | #3,776 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1973 | #3,995 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1972 | #3,563 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1971 | #4,311 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1970 | #3,245 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1969 | #3,032 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1968 | #3,623 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1967 | #3,905 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1966 | #4,438 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1965 | #2,953 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1964 | #2,189 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1962 | #3,583 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1961 | #4,004 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1958 | #3,871 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1941 | #3,934 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1933 | #3,583 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1932 | #3,716 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1931 | #3,062 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1930 | #2,981 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1929 | #3,510 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1928 | #3,038 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1927 | #1,945 | 18 | 0.0016% |
| 1926 | #2,171 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1925 | #3,116 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1924 | #3,461 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1923 | #2,748 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1922 | #2,327 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1921 | #2,359 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1920 | #2,581 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1919 | #2,243 | 14 | 0.0014% |
| 1918 | #3,069 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1917 | #2,175 | 14 | 0.0015% |
| 1916 | #2,028 | 15 | 0.0017% |
| 1915 | #2,282 | 12 | 0.0014% |
| 1914 | #1,851 | 13 | 0.0020% |
| 1913 | #2,065 | 9 | 0.0018% |
| 1912 | #1,862 | 9 | 0.0021% |
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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