The baby name sabastian is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /səˈbæstiən/ — suh-BAS-tee-ən (also commonly /səˈbæstʃən/ — suh-BAS-chun).
sabastian is Greek in Origin.
The baby name sabastian is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /səˈbæstiən/ — suh-BAS-tee-ən (also commonly /səˈbæstʃən/ — suh-BAS-chun).
sabastian is Greek in Origin.
Sabastian is an English respelling of Sebastian, derived from Latin Sebastianus via Greek Sebastianos, meaning "person from Sebastia," ultimately rooted in sebastos, "venerable" or "august," the Greek equivalent of Augustus. It therefore carries both the toponymic sense "from Sebastia" (in ancient Cappadocia, now Sivas, Turkey) and the honorific "venerable."
Its use spread across Europe through devotion to the third-century martyr Saint Sebastian, persisted in medieval calendars, and enjoyed renewed favor in the Renaissance, with strong modern popularity in many languages. International variants include Sebastián (Spanish), Sebastiano (Italian), Sebastião (Portuguese), Sébastien (French), Sebastian (German/Scandinavian/English), Sebestyén (Hungarian), Sebastijan (Slovene/Croatian), Sebastians (Latvian), Sebastianas (Lithuanian), and Russian Себастьян. Common short forms are Seb, Sebby, Bastian/Bastien, Basti, and Seba. Sabastian shares the same pronunciation as Sebastian and serves as a distinctive contemporary spelling that preserves the name’s classical gravitas.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CM | 0 | #56 | 1 | 2,592 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #245 | 2 | 3,322 |
| GH | 0 | #246 | 3 | 5,396 | |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #289 | 5 | 6,876 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| GT | 0 | #334 | 5 | 5,948 | |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #339 | 2 | 6,459 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #350 | 12 | 8,138 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| BO | 0 | #405 | 4 | 6,868 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #407 | 2 | 11,440 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #407 | 7 | 5,922 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #470 | 23 | 7,628 |
| ZA | 0 | #470 | 5 | 14,421 | |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #497 | 3 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #503 | 3 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #509 | 2 | 10,188 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #569 | 7 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #607 | 17 | 9,244 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #679 | 25 | 13,390 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #696 | 2 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #734 | 6 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #738 | 6 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #801 | 6 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #912 | 7 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #912 | 15 | 14,506 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #914 | 2 | 14,098 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #937 | 106 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #988 | 14 | 16,906 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,015 | 22 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,036 | 4 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,132 | 12 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,150 | 3 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,160 | 24 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,207 | 106 | 25,619 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,235 | 2 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,266 | 2 | 17,781 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,676 | 17 | 28,008 |
sabastian is popular in 38 countries — most recent births per country:
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