Bastian
Bastian was the 1021st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 219 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1002nd with 224 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 239 places. More babies were named Bastian in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,021 boys, up 139 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 219boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024224 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,614babies recorded
Bastian popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,021 | 219 |
| 2020 | #1,160 | 166 |
| 2010 | #3,312 | 33 |
| 2000 | #4,221 | 18 |
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How popular is Bastian, counting every spelling?
Bastian is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #940 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,021 for Bastian on its own. Together these spellings went to 235 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bastian | 219 | #1,021 | 955 |
| Bastion | 16 | #5,640 | 98 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Bastian?
219 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Bastian (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Bastian born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 38 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Bastian.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Bastian?
About 2,600 people born in the US named Bastian are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 4 and 12. That makes Bastian a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Bastian by state
How common Bastian was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (2.2×). In 24 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Bastian: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Bastian, they share its era and feel.
Bastian is also a nickname for Sebastian.
Questions about the name Bastian
How popular is the name Bastian?
Bastian was the 1021st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 219 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1002nd with 224 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 239 places. More babies were named Bastian in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Bastian a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Bastian in the US.
Where is Bastian most popular?
In 2021–2025, Bastian was most common in Florida (0.25 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and New Jersey.