boy's name

Seb

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 3
  • Popularity Top 1000 (E&W)
  • Births on record 695

Northern Ireland

#404

2024 births

Seb is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 26 babies in England and Wales. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2018, when 58 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • Today about 1 in 20,267 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 2001.

Seb over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

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Births named Seb by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
2000s 92
2010s 365
2020s (to 2025) 199

How popular is Seb?

In 2025, Seb was given to 26 babies in England and Wales. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

Where Seb is used

Northern Ireland #404 3 in 2024
Scotland #606 4 in 2021
Ireland #773 3 in 2023
England & Wales #1,125 26 in 2025
France #3,178 5 in 2013

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.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Seb

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

Parents who like Seb also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Seb over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Seb

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

Common questions about Seb

How popular is the name Seb?

In 2025, Seb was given to 26 babies in England and Wales. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

Is Seb a girl's or a boy's name?

Seb is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Seb most popular?

Seb peaked in 2018, when 58 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Seb a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Seb currently ranks #404 in England and Wales. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.