Sebastiano
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- seh-bahs-tee-AH-noh
- Origin
- Greek
- US rank, 2025
- #5,859 for boys
Sebastiano is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “venerable”. In 2025 it ranked 5,859th for boys in the US (15 babies).
What does Sebastiano mean?
Greek: Italian form of Sebastian
“venerable”
The Italian form of Sebastian; Sebastiano del Piombo was a Venetian painter of the High Renaissance.
Is Sebastiano a girl's or a boy's name?
Sebastiano is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 15 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Sebastiano in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2013, with 13 boys.
Half of all the boys named Sebastiano in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sebastiano in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 5 | #3,608 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 13 | #1,799 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,306 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 9 | #1,957 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1 | #4,138 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
How popular is Sebastiano in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,859th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 15 about 1 in 110,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 15 boys in the US were named Sebastiano, making it the 5,859th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,616th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 30 boys. It first appears in the records in 1912.
Half of all the boys named Sebastiano in the US since 1880 were born between 1958 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sebastiano in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #5,859 |
| 2024 | 18 | #5,237 |
| 2023 | 13 | #6,512 |
| 2022 | 13 | #6,473 |
| 2021 | 10 | #7,582 |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,616 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2018 | 16 | #5,536 |
| 2017 | 20 | #4,742 |
| 2016 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2015 | 19 | #4,888 |
| 2014 | 18 | #5,062 |
| 2013 | 19 | #4,801 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 19 | #4,820 |
| 2010 | 18 | #5,044 |
| 2009 | 21 | #4,580 |
| 2008 | 21 | #4,537 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 30 | #3,449 |
| 2005 | 15 | #5,273 |
| 2004 | 20 | #4,259 |
| 2003 | 16 | #4,810 |
| 2002 | 21 | #3,904 |
| 2001 | 23 | #3,612 |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,034 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,650 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,153 |
| 1997 | 14 | #4,446 |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,180 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 15 | #3,806 |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,161 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #6,945 |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,649 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,557 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,497 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,507 |
| 1980 | 18 | #2,616 |
| 1979 | 10 | #3,808 |
| 1978 | 9 | #3,855 |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
| 1976 | 13 | #2,945 |
| 1975 | 9 | #3,657 |
| 1974 | 9 | #3,556 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,692 |
| 1972 | 10 | #3,150 |
| 1971 | 7 | #3,961 |
| 1970 | 10 | #3,069 |
| 1969 | 10 | #2,860 |
| 1968 | 7 | #3,364 |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,557 |
| 1966 | 5 | #3,946 |
| 1965 | 9 | #2,778 |
| 1964 | 15 | #2,113 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,303 |
| 1961 | 6 | #3,650 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 6 | #3,557 |
| 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 | 5 | #3,504 |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,267 |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,360 |
| 1931 | 8 | #2,863 |
| 1930 | 9 | #2,779 |
| 1929 | 7 | #3,245 |
| 1928 | 9 | #2,842 |
| 1927 | 18 | #1,871 |
| 1926 | 15 | #2,074 |
| 1925 | 9 | #2,934 |
| 1924 | 8 | #3,259 |
| 1923 | 11 | #2,613 |
| 1922 | 14 | #2,239 |
| 1921 | 14 | #2,264 |
| 1920 | 12 | #2,458 |
| 1919 | 14 | #2,151 |
| 1918 | 9 | #2,881 |
| 1917 | 14 | #2,090 |
| 1916 | 15 | #1,948 |
| 1915 | 12 | #2,183 |
| 1914 | 13 | #1,771 |
| 1913 | 9 | #1,944 |
| 1912 | 9 | #1,745 |
Nicknames for Sebastiano
- Seb 26 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Sebastiano
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Theo, Hugo, Leonardo, Milo, Enzo, Nico, Lucas, Arlo, Noah, Leo, Alexander, Isaac
Names related to Sebastiano
Sebastian, Sebastien, Sebastion, Sebastain, Sebasthian, Sebashtian, Sebastyan
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Sofia, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris, Maisie, Lainey, Elena
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, “Sebastiano: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sebastiano, updated 20 October 2026.