boy's name

Jean-Sébastien

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 14
  • Births on record 6,378

Jean-Sébastien is a boy's name. In 2019 it was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in France in 1977, when 290 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1947.

Jean-Sébastien over time

Births per decade in France, 1940s to 2010s.

2,515
'40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Jean-Sébastien by decade in France
Decade Births
1940s 10
1950s 45
1960s 400
1970s 2,515
1980s 1,600
1990s 485
2000s 115
2010s 50

How popular is Jean-Sébastien?

In 2019, Jean-Sébastien was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Jean-Sébastien is used

Canada as Jean-Sebastien #1,810 9 in 2013
France #5,004 5 in 2019

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

How Jean-Sébastien is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Jean-Sebastien Jean-Sebastien is a spelling of Jean-Sébastien, used in Canada, where it ranks #1,810. 1,168

Names that peaked alongside Jean-Sébastien

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Sibling names for Jean-Sébastien

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jean-Sébastien — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Jean-Sébastien

Is Jean-Sébastien a girl's or a boy's name?

Jean-Sébastien is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Jean-Sébastien most popular?

Jean-Sébastien peaked in 1977, when 290 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.