Sebastyan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- se-BAS-tyan
- Origin
- Greek
Sebastyan is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “venerable”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Sebastyan mean?
Greek: variant spelling of Sebastian
“venerable”
Variant spelling of Sebastian, from Greek sebastos, 'venerable', the Greek equivalent of the Roman title Augustus.
Is Sebastyan a girl's or a boy's name?
Sebastyan is a boys' name.
How popular is Sebastyan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2014, with 12 boys. It first appears in the records in 2000.
Half of all the boys named Sebastyan in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sebastyan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 11 | #7,132 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,152 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
Nicknames for Sebastyan
- Seb 26 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Sebastyan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Silas, Elian, Sullivan, Bastian, Stetson, Sutton, Atreus, Jasiah, Orion, Anakin, Ayaan, Zayden
Names related to Sebastyan
Sebastian, Sebastien, Sebastion, Sebastiano, Sebastain, Sebasthian, Sebashtian
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, “Sebastyan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sebastyan, updated 20 October 2026.