MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Sebastian mean?
Sebastian comes through Latin from Greek Sebastianos, a person from Sebaste. The place name derives from sebastos, venerable or honoured. That Greek word also served as a title in the Roman world.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
सेबास्टियन
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Sebastian in Indian usage
16,599 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (99.3%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 110 records (0.7%).
- Recorded as male: 16,489 records (99.3%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 1,333 |
| 1950s | 3,566 |
| 1960s | 4,929 |
| 1970s | 3,527 |
| 1980s | 2,009 |
| 1990s | 810 |
| Other decades | 425 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Kerala | 15,887 |
| Goa | 286 |
| Meghalaya | 223 |
| Other states | 203 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Sebastian / M | 1,077 | 47 |
| Scotland | Sebastian / M | 29 | 152 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Sebastian ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Sebastian; Table_6, C52 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Sebastian; Table_6, C52
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Sebastian; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Sebastian; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy