“venerated”
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A name. A world of connections.
A given name in Spanish, German and 2 more
No sourced pronunciation yet
01 / Meaning & origin
Sebastien is a masculine given name.
Separate records with matching spellings: Sebastién (Q141661780), Sebastièn (Q141661764), Sebastiën (Q141661789), Sébastien (Finnish, French), Sébastién (Q141661938), Sébastièn (Q141661929), Sébastiën (Q141661944), Sèbastien (Q141661868), Sêbastien (Q141661951)
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
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9 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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Published statistics
United States, 2025: 55 boys (rank 2451).
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Sebastien
Recorded category boys
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1914 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1915 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1916 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1917 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1918 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1919 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1920 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1921 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1922 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1923 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1924 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1925 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1926 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1927 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1928 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1929 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1930 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1931 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1932 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1933 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1934 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1935 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1936 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1937 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1938 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1939 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1940 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1941 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1942 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1943 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1944 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1945 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1946 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1947 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1948 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1949 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1950 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1951 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1952 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1953 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1954 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1955 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1956 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1957 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1958 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1959 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1960 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1961 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1962 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1963 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1964 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1965 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1966 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1967 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1968 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1969 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1970 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1971 | 11 | 2,973 | observed |
| 1972 | 8 | 3,622 | observed |
| 1973 | 8 | 3,694 | observed |
| 1974 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1975 | 9 | 3,659 | observed |
| 1976 | 8 | 4,012 | observed |
| 1977 | 5 | 5,845 | observed |
| 1978 | 8 | 4,157 | observed |
| 1979 | 8 | 4,403 | observed |
| 1980 | 11 | 3,615 | observed |
| 1981 | 8 | 4,509 | observed |
| 1982 | 22 | 2,269 | observed |
| 1983 | 12 | 3,411 | observed |
| 1984 | 25 | 2,098 | observed |
| 1985 | 13 | 3,401 | observed |
| 1986 | 13 | 3,440 | observed |
| 1987 | 15 | 3,201 | observed |
| 1988 | 26 | 2,305 | observed |
| 1989 | 24 | 2,615 | observed |
| 1990 | 46 | 1,730 | observed |
| 1991 | 38 | 1,983 | observed |
| 1992 | 40 | 1,981 | observed |
| 1993 | 41 | 1,969 | observed |
| 1994 | 56 | 1,633 | observed |
| 1995 | 56 | 1,623 | observed |
| 1996 | 64 | 1,552 | observed |
| 1997 | 74 | 1,456 | observed |
| 1998 | 65 | 1,605 | observed |
| 1999 | 97 | 1,269 | observed |
| 2000 | 114 | 1,188 | observed |
| 2001 | 145 | 1,020 | observed |
| 2002 | 142 | 1,064 | observed |
| 2003 | 150 | 1,041 | observed |
| 2004 | 154 | 1,049 | observed |
| 2005 | 156 | 1,062 | observed |
| 2006 | 171 | 1,049 | observed |
| 2007 | 178 | 1,053 | observed |
| 2008 | 174 | 1,074 | observed |
| 2009 | 142 | 1,250 | observed |
| 2010 | 133 | 1,292 | observed |
| 2011 | 138 | 1,250 | observed |
| 2012 | 116 | 1,428 | observed |
| 2013 | 155 | 1,162 | observed |
| 2014 | 134 | 1,313 | observed |
| 2015 | 129 | 1,353 | observed |
| 2016 | 118 | 1,456 | observed |
| 2017 | 103 | 1,575 | observed |
| 2018 | 107 | 1,565 | observed |
| 2019 | 87 | 1,777 | observed |
| 2020 | 59 | 2,292 | observed |
| 2021 | 93 | 1,740 | observed |
| 2022 | 108 | 1,611 | observed |
| 2023 | 97 | 1,718 | observed |
| 2024 | 88 | 1,833 | observed |
| 2025 | 55 | 2,451 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Sebastien” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.
Sebastien— “venerable”
Sebastien, _m._ _Fr._ Gr. venerable, 111
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian Names · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
British Columbia — 100 Years of Popular Baby Names (first names used 5 or more times), 1926-2025
Government of British Columbia, Vital Statistics Agency · OGL-BC (Open Government License - British Columbia; version not stated on the page) · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
National Records of Scotland — Babies' First Names: all first forenames given to 3 or more babies, Scotland, 1974-2025
National Records of Scotland (NRS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025
Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)
Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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