Sabastian
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- sa-BAS-chun
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #3,449 for boys
Sabastian is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “venerable; revered”. In 2025 it ranked 3,449th for boys in the US (33 babies).
What does Sabastian mean?
Greek: spelling of Sebastian, via Latin Sebastianus
“venerable; revered”
Saint Sebastian was a 3rd-century Roman martyr, often painted pierced by arrows.
Is Sabastian a girl's or a boy's name?
Sabastian is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 33 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Sabastian in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 5 boys.
Sabastian in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Sabastian in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,449th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 33 about 1 in 52,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 50% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 33 boys in the US were named Sabastian, making it the 3,449th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,263rd. Its busiest year was 2001, with 205 boys. It first appears in the records in 1917.
Half of all the boys named Sabastian in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sabastian in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 | #3,449 |
| 2024 | 30 | #3,691 |
| 2023 | 46 | #2,768 |
| 2022 | 49 | #2,674 |
| 2021 | 65 | #2,172 |
| 2020 | 60 | #2,263 |
| 2019 | 81 | #1,849 |
| 2018 | 79 | #1,885 |
| 2017 | 76 | #1,897 |
| 2016 | 81 | #1,845 |
| 2015 | 94 | #1,668 |
| 2014 | 93 | #1,657 |
| 2013 | 99 | #1,568 |
| 2012 | 109 | #1,478 |
| 2011 | 124 | #1,359 |
| 2010 | 136 | #1,278 |
| 2009 | 138 | #1,272 |
| 2008 | 146 | #1,205 |
| 2007 | 142 | #1,237 |
| 2006 | 146 | #1,154 |
| 2005 | 146 | #1,122 |
| 2004 | 125 | #1,214 |
| 2003 | 173 | #945 |
| 2002 | 168 | #953 |
| 2001 | 205 | #812 |
| 2000 | 163 | #930 |
| 1999 | 92 | #1,308 |
| 1998 | 74 | #1,485 |
| 1997 | 86 | #1,318 |
| 1996 | 61 | #1,596 |
| 1995 | 61 | #1,544 |
| 1994 | 74 | #1,349 |
| 1993 | 73 | #1,328 |
| 1992 | 75 | #1,296 |
| 1991 | 75 | #1,291 |
| 1990 | 26 | #2,548 |
| 1989 | 14 | #3,803 |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,700 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,453 |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,649 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,328 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,497 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,248 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,840 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,056 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,416 |
| 1975 | 8 | #3,939 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,342 |
| 1971 | 12 | #2,811 |
| 1970 | 14 | #2,508 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,135 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #3,946 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,638 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 5 | #3,533 |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 5 | #3,979 |
Nicknames for Sabastian
Names like Sabastian
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad, Ibrahim, Abdullah, Mustafa, Musa, Sebastian, Ahmed, Hamza, Syed, Sulaiman, Umar, Amir
Names related to Sabastian
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris
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, “Sabastian: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sabastian, updated 20 October 2026.