SebastianName meaning, origin and popularity
Sebastian is a boy’s name of Greek origin. Its traditional meaning is “venerable, revered”.
Sebastian at a glance
- Meaning
- venerable, revered
- Origin
- Greek
- Gender
- Boy
- Letters
- 9
- First letter
- S
- NSW rank 2025
- #31 for boys
How popular is Sebastian in Australia?
In 2025, Sebastian was number 31 in the NSW top 100 for boys, with 179 babies registered. In 2024 it was number 22. Its highest rank for boys was number 20 in 2022, and it has been in the top 100 in 26 of the 74 years since 1952.
| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1995 | 2005 | 2015 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank (boys) | – | – | – | #57 | #32 | #22 | #31 |
“–” means the name was outside the top 100 that year. Source: NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Popular Baby Names 1952 to 2025 (Data.NSW, data as at 26 March 2026). The list covers the top 100 names for each sex per year in NSW only. See popular baby names for the full 2025 top 20.
Names similar to Sebastian
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