Boys' name · since 1912
Sebastiano
Sebastiano has 1,005 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,128 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,892 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,005
- born since 1912
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sebastiano is the #5892 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,005 recorded since 1912.
Sebastiano has 1,005 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5892 as of the latest data, more common than 58% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #5,128 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,892 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,005 born since 1912
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sebastiano ranks #5,128 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,892 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,005 born since 1912, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,128 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,892 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,005
- born since 1912
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sebastiano's 1,005 recorded births place it above 88.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Sebastiano compares
1,005 Top 32% higher than 68% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Sebastiano's all-time total is 172% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sebastiano | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,005 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sebastiano's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sebastiano splits its recorded history at 1980: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1941 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sebastiano popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Sebastiano by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (188 births, 19% of the file).
2000s was Sebastiano's strongest decade.
188 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Sebastiano births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
95 births
- 1920s
1920s
117 births
- 1930s 29
1930s
29 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 65
1960s
65 births
- 1970s
1970s
90 births
- 1980s 69
1980s
69 births
- 1990s
1990s
96 births
- 2000s
2000s
188 births
- 2010s
2010s
164 births
- 2020s
2020s
81 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 188 births (19% of all-time use).
How Sebastiano compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Sebastiano's total volume
Sebastiano by state
Where Sebastiano concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 95 | 9.5% |
| #2 | Massachusetts | | 30 | 3.0% |
| #3 | Connecticut | | 27 | 2.7% |
| #4 | California | | 5 | 0.5% |
95 of 1,005 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Sebastiano's data
- Sebastiano's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (188 total births) through the 2020s (81) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Sebastianos (95 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 Sebastiano: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Sebastiano 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.