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Sebastian

Latin from Greek
"person from ancient city of Sebastia"
Clare Green
By Clare Green
Updated Wed Mar 05 2025

Sebastian Origin and Meaning

The name Sebastian is a boy's name of Greek, Latin origin meaning "person from ancient city of Sebastia".

Sebastian is an ancient martyr's name turned literary, and Little Mermaid hero—think Sebastian the Crab—that's more popular than ever, as a classic-yet-unconventional compatriot for fellow British favorites T Theodore and Oliver.

Sebastian is derived from the Greek Sebastianos, meaning "from Sebastia." Sebastia was a city in Asia Minor—modern day Sivas, Turkey. Sebastian is a name with a substantial history, first as the third-century martyr whose sufferings were a favorite subject of medieval artists, then as the name of memorable characters in such varied works as Shakespeare's Twelfth Night and The Tempest and Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Revisited.

Sebastian is high on the lists in countries as widespread as Austria, Denmark, Romania, Australia and Chile. Some more down-to-earth nicknames for the relatively elaborate Sebastian not often heard in this country are Seb, Baz and Bas.

Several celebs have chosen the sophisticated Sebastian for their sons, including James Spader, Kim Fields, Malin Akerman and Tommy Hilfiger.

# 13 in the US

Sebastian Rank in US Top 1000

# 34 on Nameberry

Sebastian Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Popularity of the name Sebastian

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Famous People Named Sebastian

  • Saint Sebastian
    early Roman martyr
  • Sebastian
    King of Portugal
  • Sebastian "Seb" Stan
    Romanian,born American actor
  • Sebastian Vettel
    German Formula 1 racing driver
  • Sebastian Danzig
    guitarist of fashion,art band Palaye Royale
  • Sebastian Lewis Shaw
    English actor
  • Sebastian Vollmer
    American football player
  • Sebastian Janikowski
    Polish,American NFL football player
  • Sebastian Telfair
    American basketball player
  • Sebastian Gabriel Sauvé
    American model
  • Sebastian "Seb" Mueller
    bassist of rock band SWMRS
  • Sebastian Charles Faulks
    English novelist and journalist
  • Sebastian Newbold Coe
    Baron Coe, English Olympic runner and MP
  • Sebastián Gabriel María Carlos Juan José Francisco Javier de Paula Miguel Bartolomé de San Geminiano Rafael Gonzaga
    Infante of Spain and Portugal
  • Sebastian Bach (born Sebastian Philip Bierk)
    Canadian lead singer formally of band Skid Row
  • Sebastian Krelj
    Slovene Protestant reformer
  • Sebastian Valentin Bodu
    Romanian MEP
  • Sebastian "Wastl" Huber
    German Olympic bobsledder
  • Sebastian Roche
    Scottish,French actor
  • Sebastian Griesbeck
    German footballer
  • (Charles) Sebastian Thomas Cabot
    English film and television actor
  • Sebastian Krys
    Argentine music producer
  • Sebastian Maniscalco
    American comedian
  • Sebastian de Souza
    English actor, screenwriter, and producer
  • Sebastian Todd
    American YouTuber and voice actor
  • Sebastian Duterte
    son of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte
  • Sebastian Robertson (b. 1974)
    son of singer Robbie Robertson of The Band
  • Sebastian Onorati
    son of actor Peter Onorati & Jeanette Collins
  • Sebastian Spader (b. 1989)
    son of actor James Spader
  • Sebastian Johnson (b. 2000)
    son of sprinter Michael Johnson and Kerry D'Oyen
  • Sebastian Todd (b. 2004)
    son of singer Heather Nova and Felix Todd
  • Sebastian Edwards (b. 2005)
    son of model/actress Angela Lindvall and William Edwards
  • Sebastian Oliver Luczak (b. 2006)
    son of tennis player Peter Luczak and equestrian Maud von Rosen
  • Sebastian Alexander Morgan (b. 2007)
    son of actors Kim Fields and Christopher Morgan
  • Sebastian William Goddard (b. 2008)
    son of actor Daniel Goddard
  • Sebastian Thomas Hilfiger (b. 2009)
    son of American fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger
  • Sebastian Evans (b. 2011)
    son of singer Jessica Sierra
  • Sebastián José Barea Rivera (b. 2012)
    son of Miss Universe Zuleyka Rivera and basketball player José Juan Barea
  • Sebastian "Bash" Taylor Thomaz (b. 2013)
    son of rapper Wiz Khalifa and model Amber Rose
  • Sebastian Zincone (b. 2013)
    son of actress Malin Akerman and Roberto Zincone
  • Sebastian Sasse (b. 2013)
    son of actor Joshua Sasse
  • Sebastian Oscar Burwell (b. 2013)
    son of American television personality Victoria Recaño
  • Sebastian Gutierrez (b. 2014)
    son of Jennifer Del Rio and Luis Gutierrez of TV's "16 and Pregnant"
  • Sebastian Miranda (b. 2014)
    son of actor/composer Lin,Manuel Miranda and Vanessa Nadal.
  • Sebastian Alexander James Humphrey (b. 2015)
    son of sportscaster Jake Humphrey
  • Sebastian Reid Broyles (b. 2015)
    son of NFL player Ryan Broyles
  • Sebastian James Aaron (b. 2016)
    son of actress Teresa Castillo and Shane Aaron
  • Sebastian Lopeti Brewer (b. 2016)
    son of American actress Agnes Bruckner
  • Sebastian Carter Stewart
    son of baseball player Chris Stewart
  • Sebastian Piers Williams (b. 2018)
    son of actors Ryan Piers Williams and America Ferrera

The name Sebastian in Pop Culture

  • Sebastian (born Horatio Thelonious Ignacious Crustaceous Sebastian)
    crab in Disney's "The Little Mermaid"
  • Sebastian
    little bookworm who decided the fate of a literary magical dimension in "The Neverending Story"
  • Sebastian (Bash)
    character on TV's "Reign"
  • Sebastian Michaelis
    main character in manga/anime "Kuroshitsuji/Black Butler"
  • Sebastian Valmont
    character in 1999 movie "Cruel Intentions"
  • Sebastian Larson
    character in 2010 movie "The Switch"
  • Sebastian Moran
    Sherlock Holmes character
  • Sebastian Hastings
    character in the 2006 movie "She's the Man"
  • Sebastian Flyte
    character in "Brideshead Revisited"
  • Sebastian Smythe
    Grant Gustin's character on TV's "Glee"
  • Sebastian Morgenstern (a.k.a Jonathan Christopher)
    character in Cassandra Clare's "The Mortal Instruments" series
  • Sebastian Kydd
    character on TV's "The Carrie Dairies"
  • Sebastian Venable
    character in play/movie "Suddenly, Last Summer"
  • Sebastian Monroe
    (Bass) character on TV's "Revolution"
  • Sebastian Vael
    character from the video game 'Dragon Age II'
  • Sebastian "Seb" Crossley
    character on TV's "Evermoor"
  • Sebastian Shaw
    character in "X,Men"
  • Sebastian
    lead character in 2016's "La La Land"
  • Sebastian Lund
    character on "NCIS New Orleans"
  • Sebastian Castellanos
    character in the video game series "The Evil Within"
  • Sebastian
    one of the four main characters of Platoon of Power Squadron
  • Sebastian "Bash" Howard
    character on Netflix's "GLOW"
  • Li’l Sebastian
    horse on TV show “Parks and Recreation”

International Variations of the name Sebastian

  • Sébastien
    French
  • Bastiano
    Italian
  • Bastian
    Spanish
  • Bastien
    Spanish
  • Sebastian
    Spanish
  • Sebastiano
    Spanish
  • Bastiaio
    Portuguese
  • Sebastiaio
    Portuguese
  • Sebestyen
    Hungarian
  • Sebo
    Hungarian
  • Sebastyen
    Russian
  • Sevastian
    Russian

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