Name meaning & stats
Bastian
Bastian means “august, venerable, exalted” (Ancient Greek origin). 2,614 US babies since 1940, peak 2024.
What it means
“august, venerable, exalted”
Ancient GreekPet form of Sebastian
In US birth records
Peak year: 2024
2,614 US babies were named Bastian between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Bastian (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
The most common spelling: 81% of the family
- Bastian 81%
- Bastien 9%
- Bastion 9%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2024)