Sebastian

Male#583 most common in Croatia797 people in Croatia

Meaning:: From Sebaste; venerable
Origin:: Greek/Latin

About the name Sebastian

From Greek/Latin, meaning 'from Sebaste' or 'venerable'. St. Sebastian, an early martyr, is widely venerated; a classic name used in Croatia.

Name day and nicknames

Name day:: January 20 (sv. Sebastijan)

Popularity with newborns

Sebastian has not appeared on the annual list of the most popular newborn names. That list covers the 50 most common names for each sex, so the name was given to fewer children than the 50th name of the year — not to none.

People with this name in Croatia

797 people in Croatia are called Sebastian, according to the 2021 census. That is #583 among all the names in Imenko.

Where the name is found

Sebastian is recorded in 18 of Croatia's 21 counties.

Bjelovarsko-bilogorskaBrodsko-posavskaGrad ZagrebIstarskaKarlovačkaKoprivničko-križevačkaKrapinsko-zagorskaMeđimurskaOsječko-baranjskaPožeško-slavonskaPrimorsko-goranskaSisačko-moslavačkaSplitsko-dalmatinskaVaraždinskaVirovitičko-podravskaVukovarsko-srijemskaZadarskaZagrebačka

Characteristics

ClassicInternationalReligiousRare

Sources

Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.