US rank #9979 Boys' name Peak 2002 500 births

Sebastain — #9979 US boys' name

500 babies named Sebastain in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51960s221970s131980s181990s972000s1762010s1192020s50
#9979
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 30% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Sebastain was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

24 babies were named Sebastain in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sebastain

The Social Security Administration has registered 500 babies named Sebastain between 1918 and 2024, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sebastain currently holds the #9979 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sebastain performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 176 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Sebastain shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sebastain in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sebastain 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 500 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.

Sebastain at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

500

Since 1918

107 years of records

Peak year

2002

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#9,979

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1918

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sebastain popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1918

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2002)
24
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
0510152025 202420182012200620001994198819611918 5

Sebastain by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
176 births that decade — 35% of Sebastain's all-time total
1910s51960s221970s131980s181990s972000s1762010s1192020s50

Sebastain by state

Where Sebastain concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sebastain
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.0%
California share of Sebastain's total US births 1.0%

5 of 500 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sebastain?
500 babies have been named Sebastain since 1918. It currently ranks #9979 among boys. The peak year was 2002 with 24 births.
When was Sebastain most popular?
Sebastain was most popular in the 2000s decade with 176 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
Where is Sebastain most popular?
The top states for the name Sebastain are California (5 births).
How long has the name Sebastain been used?
Sebastain has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 107 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sebastain?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sebastian, Sebastien, Sebastiano, Sebastion, 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, 1918–2024 (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.