Boys' name · since 1971
Sebastien
Sebastien has 4,057 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,061 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,463 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,057
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sebastien currently ranks #2463 among boys' names in America, with 4,057 babies recorded since 1971.
Sebastien has 4,057 recorded births among boys since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2463 as of the latest data, more common than 82% 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 1971 to 2025.
- #2,061 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,463 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,057 born since 1971
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sebastien ranks #2,061 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,463 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,057 born since 1971, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,061 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,463 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,057
- born since 1971
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sebastien's 4,057 recorded births place it above 95.46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Sebastien compares
4,057 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Sebastien's all-time total is 11x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sebastien | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,057 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 178 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sebastien's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sebastien splits its recorded history at 1999: 82% of all births land in the more recent half, 18% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 178 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sebastien popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 178
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Sebastien by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,526 births, 38% of the file).
2000s was Sebastien's strongest decade.
1,526 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Sebastien births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 65
1970s
65 births
- 1980s 169
1980s
169 births
- 1990s 577
1990s
577 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,526 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,220 births
- 2020s 500
2020s
500 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,526 births (38% of all-time use).
How Sebastien 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 Sebastien's total volume
Sebastien by state
Where Sebastien concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 618 | 15.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 522 | 12.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 501 | 12.3% |
| #4 | Texas | | 201 | 5.0% |
| #5 | Massachusetts | | 130 | 3.2% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 87 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 58 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Washington | | 48 | 1.2% |
618 of 4,057 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Sebastien appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sebastien's data
- Sebastien's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,526 total births); usage has since declined to 500 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sebastiens (618 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sebastien: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Sebastien 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.