The baby name Bast is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /bæst/ (rhymes with 'last').
Bast is Egyptian in Origin.
The baby name Bast is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /bæst/ (rhymes with 'last').
Bast is Egyptian in Origin.
Bast carries two principal lineages. In ancient Egyptian, Bast (later Bastet) names the feline-headed goddess of home, protection, perfumes, and joy; the theonym likely derives from bȝs-t, “ointment jar,” rendering “She of the ointment jar.” Her cult center at Bubastis made the name prominent in pharaonic religion and into the Hellenistic era, where Greeks preserved the form Bast/Bastet.
Separately, Bast functions as a clipped form of Sebastian and its variants (Sebastiaan, Bastiaan, Bastian, Bastien), ultimately from Greek Sebastos “venerable,” ‘from Sebaste.’ Related short forms include Bas and Baz; the feminine echo appears in Bastet, while Bast remains unisex in modern use, chosen for its sleek sound and mythic resonance. Variants and cognates: Bastet, Bas, Baz, Bastian, Bastien, Bastiaan, Sebastian/Sebastiaan. Contemporary usage is rare but recognized in pop culture and neopagan circles.
| Peftjauawybast Peftjauawybast, also called Peftjaubast, is best known as an ancient Egyptian ruler of Herakleopolis Magna during the 25th Dynasty. He was a local king in a politically divided period of ancient Egypt. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | 0 | #102 | 1 | 2,130 | |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 2,277 |
| BD | 0 | #239 | 3 | 5,992 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #272 | 2 | 6,912 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #357 | 2 | 7,678 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| YE | 0 | #396 | 3 | 8,639 | |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| LY | 0 | #424 | 113 | 12,703 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #458 | 9 | 10,523 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #517 | 9 | 11,303 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #522 | 2 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #579 | 89 | 13,071 |
| BH | 0 | #582 | 6 | 17,937 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #600 | 6 | 10,045 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| LB | 0 | #686 | 5 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #692 | 9 | 13,390 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #741 | 3 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #762 | 6 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #783 | 3 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #799 | 8 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #806 | 24 | 13,765 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #863 | 24 | 15,035 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #914 | 2 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #915 | 4 | 17,948 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #925 | 11 | 25,931 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #934 | 19 | 5,697 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #946 | 14 | 14,742 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,061 | 116 | 20,130 | |
| MA | 0 | #1,108 | 21 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,140 | 4 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,149 | 4 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,249 | 6 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,265 | 3 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,582 | 33 | 28,008 |
Bast is popular in 39 countries — most recent births per country:
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