How Many People Are Named Sabastian?
An estimated 3,570 people in the United States have the first name Sabastian. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Sabastian peaked in popularity in 2001 with 205 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sabastian as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Sabastian paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,570
About 1 in 96,010 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2001
205 births
Total Registered
3,635
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sabastian
Sabastian is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 3,635 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Sabastian as a male name
Ranked #3,756 in 2024
30 male births in 2024
Peak: 2001 (205 births)
Sabastian: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sabastian span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,552 babies were registered. Sabastian has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sabastian by Decade
How has Sabastian tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Sabastian by State
Birth registrations for Sabastian span all 27 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Florida. The lowest are in Minnesota, Massachusetts, Kentucky. On average, about 62 Sabastians were registered per state.
Sabastian + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sabastian as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Sabastian: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sabastian?
We estimate approximately 3,570 people named Sabastian are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 96,010 Americans share this first name.
Is Sabastian a common name?
Sabastian is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,635 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sabastian most popular?
Sabastian reached peak popularity in 2001, when 205 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sabastian is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sabastian a male name?
Sabastian is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sabastian Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sabastian Smith, Sabastian Johnson, Sabastian Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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