Masculine dossier · first seen 1881

Sebastian

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Sebastian
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2016

Peak rank proxy

10,308

Current vitality

Strong

Generation

Gen Alpha

1881Peak 20162024

Peak year

2016

Decline from peak

16.9%

2024

8,562

All-time

209,385

Sebastian has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2016, when 10,308 boys were named Sebastian.

In 2024, only 8,562 boys were given the name.

Down 16.9% from its peak.

All told, about 209,385 Americans have been named Sebastian and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1881.

Rarity scoreMass culture

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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