Seb
Boy · SEB · Greek
Seb is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “venerable”. In 2025 it ranked 1,192nd for boys in the UK (26 babies).
What does Seb mean?
Greek: short form of Sebastian
“venerable”
A short form of Sebastian, from Greek sebastos, revered.
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Is Seb a girl's or a boy's name?
Seb is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 26 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Seb in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,192among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 26about 1 in 12,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 46% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 26 boys in the UK were named Seb, making it the 1,192nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 731st. Its busiest year was 2018, with 63 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Seb than any year since 2010.
Half of all the boys named Seb in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,124th in England and Wales.
Seb in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | #1,192 |
| 2024 | 27 | #1,137 |
| 2023 | 37 | #930 |
| 2022 | 29 | #1,092 |
| 2021 | 42 | #844 |
| 2020 | 51 | #731 |
| 2019 | 52 | #717 |
| 2018 | 63 | #639 |
| 2017 | 42 | #844 |
| 2016 | 37 | #923 |
| 2015 | 41 | #839 |
| 2014 | 33 | #969 |
| 2013 | 38 | #873 |
| 2012 | 35 | #941 |
| 2011 | 29 | #1,031 |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,013 |
| 2009 | 23 | #1,180 |
| 2008 | 20 | #1,294 |
| 2007 | 11 | #1,848 |
| 2006 | 12 | #1,640 |
| 2005 | 9 | #1,957 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 7 | #1,900 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 1 | #3,884 |
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