US rank #5161 Boys' name Peak 2021 287 births

Bastien — #5161 US boys' name

287 babies named Bastien in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s592010s1382020s85
#5161
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 64% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Bastien was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

26 babies were named Bastien in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bastien

The Social Security Administration has registered 287 babies named Bastien between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Bastien currently holds the #5161 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bastien performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 138 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Bastien shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Bastien in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bastien in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 287 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Bastien at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

287

Since 1998

27 years of records

Peak year

2021

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,161

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1998

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2024

Bastien popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1998

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
26
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
051015202530 202420212018201520122009200620021998 5

Bastien by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
138 births that decade — 48% of Bastien's all-time total
1990s52000s592010s1382020s85

Bastien by state

Where Bastien concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Bastien
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 2.1%
California share of Bastien's total US births 2.1%

6 of 287 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bastien?
287 babies have been named Bastien since 1998. It currently ranks #5161 among boys. The peak year was 2021 with 26 births.
When was Bastien most popular?
Bastien was most popular in the 2010s decade with 138 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Bastien most popular?
The top states for the name Bastien are California (6 births).
How long has the name Bastien been used?
Bastien has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 27 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Bastien?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Basil, Bastian, Basilio, Bashir, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1998–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.