Girls' name · since 1911
Sebastiana
344 babies named Sebastiana in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,793 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,398 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 344
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
Sebastiana currently ranks #8398 among girls' names in America, with 344 babies recorded since 1911.
Social Security Administration records show Sebastiana recorded 344 times among girls since 1911, holding rank #8398 nationally today, ahead of 51% of girls, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 2025.
- #14,793 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,398 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 344 born since 1911
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sebastiana ranks #14,793 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,398 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 344 born since 1911, peaking in the 1920s.
- #14,793 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,398 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 344
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
Sebastiana's 344 recorded births place it above 79.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Sebastiana compares
344 48th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sebastiana's all-time total is 9% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sebastiana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 344 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sebastiana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sebastiana's SSA record in two at 1994 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1925, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1921 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sebastiana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2025
- Peak year (1921)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
Currently ranks #8398 among girls.
344 total births across 115 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1921 with 15 births in a single year.
Sebastiana by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (82 births, 24% of the file).
1920s was Sebastiana's strongest decade.
82 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Sebastiana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
79 births
- 1920s
1920s
82 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
41 births
- 2000s
2000s
37 births
- 2010s
2010s
48 births
- 2020s
2020s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 82 births (24% of all-time use).
Sebastiana decade highlights
- Peak decade 82 births
- Runner-up 79 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Sebastiana by state
Where Sebastiana concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 21 | 6.1% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 5 | 1.5% |
| #3 | Connecticut | | 5 | 1.5% |
21 of 344 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- New York 6.1% of nationwide
- Alabama 1.5% of nationwide
- Connecticut 1.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 3 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 6.1% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Sebastiana's data
- Sebastiana's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (82 total births) through the 2020s (47) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Sebastianas (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sebastiana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~114 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1911–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sebastiana draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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