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Bastian

boys’ nameAt its peak · modern nameCompare

Bastian is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 224 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.

Rank in 2024
outside the top 1,000
Births in 2024
2240.01% of boys
Peak year
2024224 births
Best rank
never in the top 1,000
Since 1991
2,393people given the name
Babies named Bastian, by year of birthboys
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The story in the numbers

2,393 boys have been named Bastian in the United States since 1991, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 224 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2018, and the 2010s alone account for 48%.

By decade

Decadeboys named Bastian
1990s104
2000s234
2010s1,153
2020s902

In 2024, its biggest year

Bastian was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five boys’ names of 2024 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Theodore and James. See all of 2024.

Names that rose and fell with Bastian

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.