Sabastion
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- sa-BAS-chun
- Origin
- Greek
Sabastion is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “venerable; revered”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Sabastion mean?
Greek: spelling of Sabastian, itself a spelling of Sebastian, via Latin Sebastianus
“venerable; revered”
Saint Sebastian was a 3rd-century Roman martyr, often painted pierced by arrows.
Meaning borrowed from Sabastian.
Is Sabastion a girl's or a boy's name?
Sabastion is a boys' name.
How popular is Sabastion in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 20 boys. It first appears in the records in 1992.
Half of all the boys named Sabastion in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sabastion in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 5 | #12,138 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 5 | #12,180 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 12 | #6,620 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 10 | #7,585 |
| 2009 | 15 | #5,796 |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,065 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,220 |
| 2004 | 13 | #5,807 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 20 | #4,038 |
| 2001 | 17 | #4,470 |
| 2000 | 17 | #4,383 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 13 | #4,868 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
Nicknames for Sabastion
Names like Sabastion
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Orion, Sebastian, Cristian, Silas, Zion, Sullivan, Jaylen, Elian, Harrison, Solomon, Samuel, Elijah
Names related to Sabastion
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris
Sources
Figures from 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, “Sabastion: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sabastion, updated 20 October 2026.