# Bastian (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/bastian/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Greek |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈbæsti.ən/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 2,614 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 2,614 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 137, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Clipping of Sebastian.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 53 | 2,378 |
| 2012 | 63 | 2,135 |
| 2013 | 59 | 2,209 |
| 2014 | 125 | 1,365 |
| 2015 | 143 | 1,260 |
| 2016 | 187 | 1,055 |
| 2017 | 160 | 1,170 |
| 2018 | 165 | 1,161 |
| 2019 | 167 | 1,164 |
| 2020 | 166 | 1,160 |
| 2021 | 131 | 1,398 |
| 2022 | 178 | 1,156 |
| 2023 | 203 | 1,066 |
| 2024 | 224 | 1,002 |
| 2025 | 219 | 1,021 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5 | 3,300 |
| 2012 | 9 | 2,270 |
| 2013 | 6 | 2,954 |
| 2014 | 12 | 1,819 |
| 2015 | 5 | 3,373 |
| 2016 | 12 | 1,903 |
| 2017 | 9 | 2,324 |
| 2018 | 6 | 3,011 |
| 2019 | 8 | 2,488 |
| 2020 | 6 | 2,960 |
| 2021 | 7 | 2,730 |
| 2022 | 13 | 1,781 |
| 2023 | 13 | 1,799 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2,263 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2,440 |

## In other languages

- Bulgarian: Бастиан
- Danish: Bastian
- French: Bastien
- German: Bastian

## People named Bastian

- Bastian Schweinsteiger, German association football player
- Bastian Oczipka, German footballer
- Bastian Dankert, Football referee
- Bastian Reinhardt, German footballer
- Bastian Sick, German journalist
- Bastian Schulz, German footballer
- Karsten Ayong, Czech association football player (1998-)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.