Given name
Sevastian
Sevastian is used as a given name. Sevastian is connected with Sebastian.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
In Russian use, Sevastian shares an earlier linguistic root with Sebastian. Sebastian has been associated with Greek and Latin naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Russian use, Sevastian is used as a form of Sebastian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1988. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sevastian through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 539
- 539 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 35 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #9,571 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −11%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,571 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 10.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 35 in 2008. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 646 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Sevastian’s family of names
Sevastian has an affectionate form in Seva. Sevastian shares a linguistic root with Sebastian. Sevastian has a related form in Sevastyan.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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