Bastian
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,511 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,021 for boys
Bastian is a boys' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 2,511th for boys in the UK (9 babies) and 1,021st for boys in the US (219 babies).
What does Bastian mean?
Greek
A diminutive of the male given name Sebastian, from Ancient Greek.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Bastian a girl's or a boy's name?
Bastian is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the UK and 219 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Bastian in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,511among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 57% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the UK were named Bastian, making it the 2,511th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 14 boys.
Half of all the boys named Bastian in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,436th in England and Wales.
Bastian in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,511 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,328 |
| 2023 | 14 | #1,812 |
| 2022 | 13 | #1,886 |
| 2021 | 7 | #2,886 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,162 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,306 |
| 2016 | 13 | #1,909 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 12 | #1,929 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,080 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1 | #6,016 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
How popular is Bastian in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,021among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 219about 1 in 7,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 30% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 219 boys in the US were named Bastian, making it the 1,021st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,160th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 224 boys. It first appears in the records in 1991.
Half of all the boys named Bastian in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 249 boys in the US were given Bastian or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #867, up from #1,021 for this spelling alone.
Bastian in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 219 | #1,021 |
| 2024 | 224 | #1,001 |
| 2023 | 203 | #1,066 |
| 2022 | 178 | #1,156 |
| 2021 | 131 | #1,397 |
| 2020 | 166 | #1,160 |
| 2019 | 167 | #1,162 |
| 2018 | 165 | #1,160 |
| 2017 | 160 | #1,170 |
| 2016 | 187 | #1,055 |
| 2015 | 143 | #1,259 |
| 2014 | 125 | #1,362 |
| 2013 | 59 | #2,204 |
| 2012 | 63 | #2,131 |
| 2011 | 53 | #2,375 |
| 2010 | 33 | #3,307 |
| 2009 | 32 | #3,397 |
| 2008 | 30 | #3,558 |
| 2007 | 29 | #3,589 |
| 2006 | 23 | #4,101 |
| 2005 | 23 | #3,937 |
| 2004 | 23 | #3,855 |
| 2003 | 22 | #3,833 |
| 2002 | 19 | #4,182 |
| 2001 | 15 | #4,884 |
| 2000 | 18 | #4,198 |
| 1999 | 17 | #4,157 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,460 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,663 |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,606 |
| 1995 | 17 | #3,687 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,446 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,864 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
Names like Bastian
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sebastian Cillian Theo Hudson Jaxon Atlas Damian Luca Jenson Grayson Matteo Rowan
Other spellings of Bastian
More Greek names
Theodore Sophia George Lucas Sofia Alexander Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe Iris Maisie Lainey
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Bastian: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/bastian, updated 20 October 2026.