Recorded 1991–2016 Boys' name Peak 2004 93 births

Sabastien — boys' name

93 babies named Sabastien in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s162000s662010s11
2000s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Sabastien was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

12 babies were named Sabastien in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sabastien

The Social Security Administration has registered 93 babies named Sabastien between 1991 and 2016, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sabastien currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sabastien performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 66 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sabastien shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sabastien 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 93 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.

Sabastien at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

93

Since 1991

26 years of records

Peak year

2004

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1991

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2016

Sabastien popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1991

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2004)
12
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
468101214 2016200920072004200119991991 5

Sabastien by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
66 births that decade — 71% of Sabastien's all-time total
1990s162000s662010s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sabastien?
93 babies have been named Sabastien since 1991. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2004 with 12 births.
When was Sabastien most popular?
Sabastien was most popular in the 2000s decade with 66 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Sabastien been used?
Sabastien has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 26 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Sabastien?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sabastian, Sabino, Sabian, Sabir, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1991–2016 (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.