The baby name Seb is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /sɛb/ ("SEB", rhymes with "web").
The baby name Seb is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /sɛb/ ("SEB", rhymes with "web").
Seb is in Origin.
Seb is most commonly the English short form of Sebastian, rooted in the Greek name Sebastianos, meaning “man from Sebaste,” with Sebaste itself deriving from sebastos, “venerable, revered,” the Greek equivalent of Latin Augustus. The name spread throughout Christendom through the popularity of Saint Sebastian, an early Roman martyr, anchoring the meaning “revered” in European naming traditions.
While long used as an affectionate nickname, Seb has gained independent status in the UK, Australia, and the Netherlands in recent decades. International variants of the parent name include Sebastian (English/German/Scandinavian), Sébastien (French), Sebastián (Spanish), Sebastiano (Italian), Sebastião (Portuguese), Sebastiaan (Dutch), and Sebestyén (Hungarian); feminine forms include Sebastiana and Sébastienne. Diminutives and pet forms range from Seb and Sebby to Basti, Bas, and Bash. Very rarely, Seb is associated with an archaic transcription of the Egyptian earth god Geb, though this is unrelated to the modern given name.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Boys | 2023 | #1 | — | 807 |
| MT | 0 | #43 | 1 | 1,767 | |
| AL | 0 | #76 | 1 | 2,372 | |
| JP | 0 | #76 | 2 | 4,057 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #150 | 2 | 4,216 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #175 | 5 | 4,064 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2014 | #185 | 2 | 1,448 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #190 | 29 | 4,970 |
| Belgium | Boys | 2015 | #197 | 22 | 406 |
| PL | 0 | #208 | 5 | 2,600 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #233 | 2 | 5,842 |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #254 | 3 | 7,111 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #258 | 2 | 3,997 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #271 | 3 | 6,912 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #272 | 64 | 6,459 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #274 | 1 | 3,535 |
| SG | 0 | #278 | 5 | 11,010 | |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #297 | 9 | 6,530 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #300 | 4 | 5,122 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #316 | 10 | 7,401 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #328 | 4 | 9,639 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #328 | 2 | 7,429 |
| GT | 0 | #337 | 2 | 5,948 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #340 | 18 | 8,477 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #342 | 2 | 15,378 |
| HK | 0 | #354 | 4 | 8,483 | |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #356 | 3 | 7,678 |
| BR | 0 | #359 | 2 | 5,969 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #376 | 6 | 7,951 |
| Germany | 0 | #392 | 46 | 2,542 | |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #403 | 6 | 11,440 |
| BO | 0 | #405 | 4 | 6,868 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #407 | 7 | 5,922 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #415 | 31 | 10,523 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #429 | 14 | 2,180 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #431 | 4 | 6,867 | |
| Spain | 0 | #443 | 10 | 2,326 | |
| MX | 0 | #444 | 2 | 8,339 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #458 | 10 | 7,628 |
| ZA | 0 | #472 | 3 | 14,421 | |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #499 | 1 | 7,625 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #504 | 7 | 10,188 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #507 | 4 | 7,768 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #507 | 21 | 12,905 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #522 | 2 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #523 | 4 | 12,621 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #530 | 19 | 10,655 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #544 | 4 | 10,981 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #557 | 9 | 10,162 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #559 | 2 | 11,671 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #573 | 3 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #584 | 4 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #598 | 10 | 10,983 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #621 | 2 | 9,244 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #625 | 359 | 5,697 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #630 | 36 | 13,390 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #653 | 2 | 13,121 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #656 | 42 | 17,960 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #695 | 3 | 13,071 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #740 | 4 | 18,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #783 | 3 | 12,213 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #794 | 158 | 5,873 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #802 | 5 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #815 | 15 | 13,765 | |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #860 | 19 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #861 | 60 | 15,656 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #894 | 37 | 5,610 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #914 | 5 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #921 | 5 | 15,035 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #945 | 11 | 5,933 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #957 | 26 | 16,355 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #995 | 7 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 3 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 7 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,035 | 5 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,072 | 21 | 22,615 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,089 | 23 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,106 | 23 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,127 | 50 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,145 | 34 | 25,619 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,150 | 3 | 16,140 |
| TR | 0 | #1,195 | 17 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,233 | 4 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,321 | 151 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,582 | 33 | 28,008 |
Seb is popular in 66 countries — most recent births per country:
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