Bastian

Bastian was the #1,021 boys' name in the US in 2025 (219 babies), and #2,440 in England & Wales and #1,642 in Canada.

Bastian as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Bastian as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Bastian as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#1,021 (219)#2,440 (9)—#1,642 (13)
2024#1,001 (224)#2,264 (10)#655 (4)#1,353 (16)
2023#1,066 (203)#1,800 (13)—#1,592 (12)
2022#1,156 (178)#1,782 (13)—#1,759 (10)
2021#1,397 (131)#2,730 (7)—#1,109 (20)
2020#1,160 (166)#2,960 (6)—#1,520 (12)
2019#1,162 (167)#2,488 (8)—#1,205 (17)
2018#1,160 (165)#3,011 (6)—#1,983 (8)
2017#1,170 (160)#2,324 (9)—#1,720 (10)
2016#1,055 (187)#1,903 (12)#541 (5)#1,423 (13)
2015#1,259 (143)#3,373 (5)—#1,458 (12)
2014#1,362 (125)#1,819 (12)—#1,936 (8)
2013#2,205 (59)#2,954 (6)—#1,771 (9)
2012#2,132 (63)#2,270 (9)—#2,666 (5)
2011#2,376 (53)#3,300 (5)—#2,629 (5)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2024 at #1,001.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1991.

How common is it?

about 1 in 7,800 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 7,800uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 30,000rare
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 12,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Bastian is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 6,200 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 5,000 to 1 in 7,700.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Bastian by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #785WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,133ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,119NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: #829NJConnecticut: #498CTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #906CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #709MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: #475MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #844AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,144NCSouth Carolina: #743SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,350GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #828TXFlorida: #557FL
Bastian (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#79414

Bastian (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
BastianCanadaBoys#1,64213
BastianEngland & WalesBoys#2,4409
BastianIrelandBoys—too few
BastianUSBoys#1,021219