US rank #5241 Boys' name Peak 2006 989 births

Sebastiano — #5241 US boys' name

989 babies named Sebastiano in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s951920s1171930s291940s51950s61960s651970s891980s691990s962000s1882010s1642020s66
#5241
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 63% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Sebastiano was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

30 babies were named Sebastiano in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sebastiano

The Social Security Administration has registered 989 babies named Sebastiano between 1912 and 2024, spanning 113 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sebastiano currently holds the #5241 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 30 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sebastiano performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 188 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Sebastiano shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 95 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Massachusetts and Connecticut. In total, SSA state-level files list Sebastiano in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sebastiano 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 989 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.

Sebastiano at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

989

Since 1912

113 years of records

Peak year

2006

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,241

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1912

Recorded for 113 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sebastiano popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1912

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
30
Annual births at peak — across 113 years of records
010203040 202420132002199019771966192919181912 9

Sebastiano by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
188 births that decade — 19% of Sebastiano's all-time total
1910s951920s1171930s291940s51950s61960s651970s891980s691990s962000s1882010s1642020s66

Sebastiano by state

Where Sebastiano concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Sebastiano
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
95 9.6%
#2 Massachusetts
30 3.0%
#3 Connecticut
26 2.6%
#4 California
5 0.5%
New York share of Sebastiano's total US births 9.6%
Even split

95 of 989 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sebastiano?
989 babies have been named Sebastiano since 1912. It currently ranks #5241 among boys. The peak year was 2006 with 30 births.
When was Sebastiano most popular?
Sebastiano was most popular in the 2000s decade with 188 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Sebastiano most popular?
The top states for the name Sebastiano are New York (95 births), Massachusetts (30 births), Connecticut (26 births).
How long has the name Sebastiano been used?
Sebastiano has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 113 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sebastiano?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sebastian, Sebastien, Sebastion, Sebastain, 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, 1912–2024 (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.