The name Sebastian comes from the Late Latin name Sebastianus, meaning "from Sebaste." Sebaste, a town located in Asia Minor, got its name from the Greek word sebastos, meaning "venerable" or "respected." Sebastian started gaining popularity as a given name in the 1980s and was a top-200 boy's name in the United States by 1996, according to the Social Security Administration. It has now been a top-100 boy's name since 2000 and was been ranked inside the top-15 every year since 2022. "Ugly Betty" actress America Ferrera has a son named Sebastian "Baz" Piers, born in 2018, and CNN anchor Anderson Cooper has a son named Sebastian Luke, born in 2022.
