Trend of the Popularity of Sebastian as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 8,605 male babies that were named Sebastian in the US, which was 0.50% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Sebastian peaked as a male baby name in the US in 2016 with a count of 10,309 babies, which was 0.54% of the total male babies born in the US in 2016.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Sebastian, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Sebastian.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Sebastian in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Sebastian in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Sebastian from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Sebastian as a Male Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	168	0.01
1981	175	0.01
1982	220	0.01
1983	192	0.01
1984	242	0.01
1985	288	0.02
1986	281	0.02
1987	354	0.02
1988	397	0.02
1989	522	0.03
1990	790	0.04
1991	1033	0.05
1992	1296	0.07
1993	1308	0.07
1994	1304	0.07
1995	1435	0.08
1996	1590	0.08
1997	1768	0.09
1998	1697	0.09
1999	2378	0.12
2000	5029	0.26
2001	4979	0.26
2002	5137	0.27
2003	4649	0.24
2004	4521	0.23
2005	4956	0.25
2006	6287	0.31
2007	6274	0.30
2008	6041	0.30
2009	5993	0.30
2010	6366	0.33
2011	6551	0.35
2012	6744	0.36
2013	7553	0.40
2014	9315	0.49
2015	9632	0.50
2016	10309	0.54
2017	10197	0.55
2018	10137	0.56
2019	9884	0.55
2020	9029	0.52
2021	8932	0.51
2022	9403	0.54
2023	8892	0.52
2024	8593	0.50
2025	8605	0.50