Sebastian

Where Sebastian comes from

From Latin Sebastiānus, name of an early Christian saint, from ancient city of Sebaste in Asia Minor (modern Sivas, Turkey), from Ancient Greek Σεβαστός (Sebastós, “august, venerable, exalted”), itself a translation of the Roman title Augustus.
— Wiktionary's entry for Sebastian
  • Latin
  • Ancient Greek
  • 4 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1881
    First appearance
    #781 among boys, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1986
    Sebastian Kurz born
    Chancellor of Austria
  3. 1987
    Sebastian Vettel born
    German racing driver
  4. 2022
    Peak, #13
    9,403 babies named Sebastian — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Latin or Ancient Greek.
Namesakes
  • Sebastian Vettel · German racing driver, born 1987
  • Sebastian Kurz · Chancellor of Austria, born 1986
  • Sebastian Coe · British athlete and politician, born 1956
  • Sebastian Stan · Romanian and American actor, born 1982
  • Sebastian Larsson · Swedish association football player, born 1985

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.