Sabastian
Sabastian was the 3497th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 33 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 816th with 205 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,822 places. More babies were named Sabastian in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,497 boys, down 1,211 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 33boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2001205 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,671babies recorded
Sabastian popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,497 | 33 |
| 2020 | #2,286 | 60 |
| 2010 | #1,281 | 136 |
| 2000 | #937 | 163 |
| 1990 | #2,610 | 26 |
| 1980 | #7,095 | 5 |
| 1970 | #2,609 | 14 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Sabastian, counting every spelling?
Sabastian has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Sabastian?
33 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sabastian (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Sabastian 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 253 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sabastian.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sabastian?
About 3,600 people born in the US named Sabastian are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 14 and 26. That makes Sabastian mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Sabastian by state
How common Sabastian was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 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
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Questions about the name Sabastian
How popular is the name Sabastian?
Sabastian was the 3497th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 33 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 816th with 205 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,822 places. More babies were named Sabastian in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Sabastian a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Sabastian in the US.
Where is Sabastian most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sabastian was most common in Texas (0.04 per 1,000 boys).