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Kim vs Sebastian

Kim and Sebastiancompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2015, Kim was ranked #4747 and Sebastian #35 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Norway · Boys

    In 2023, Kim was ranked #370 and Sebastian #47 among boys in Norway.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2005, Kim was ranked #518 and Sebastian #247 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Kim and Sebastian over time

Kim and Sebastian appear together in 2 published lists, across 71 years of shared records. Sebastian held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kim in 0.

The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Kim reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Sebastian in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

  • One took the other's place near the top

    In Norway · Boys, Sebastian moved into the top 50 at #36 in 1995 as Kim fell out of it to #55, having been #41 the year before.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 1995, Sebastian moved ahead of Kim in Norway · Boys — #41 and #43 the year before became #55 and #36.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 54 shared years in Norway · Boys, Sebastian rose about as far as Kim fell — from #197 and #415 in 1968 to #370 and #47 in 2023.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Kim and Sebastian were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 54 years, from 1968 to 2023, ending at #370 and #47.

List by list

  • Norway · Boys54 shared years, 1968–2023

    Kim held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Sebastian in 27.

    Highest recorded here: Kim #10 in 1987, Sebastian #6 in 2006.

    The order changed in 1995: Sebastian moved ahead. In 1994 they stood at #41 and #43; by 1995 that had become #55 and #36.

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Kim #370, Sebastian #47.

  • England and Wales · Boys17 shared years, 1996–2015

    Kim held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Sebastian in 17.

    Highest recorded here: Kim #1168 in 1996, Sebastian #35 in 2015.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2015: Kim #4747, Sebastian #35.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Kim

Pairs where Kim shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Sebastian

Pairs where Sebastian shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — one took the other's place near the top.

All one took the other's place near the top→

Other pairs from Norway lists

Pairs measured inside Norway's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Norway overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Kim, Sebastian
FieldKimSebastian
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usageUsed for both boys and girlsmale
MeaningNot yet recordedTraditionally interpreted as 'venerable' or 'revered' — from Latin Sebastianus, 'from Sebaste' (a city in Asia Minor), whose own name derives from a Greek word used to translate the Roman imperial title Augustus.
OriginNot yet recordedLatin, from Greek
PronunciationNot yet recorded/səˈbæstʃən/
Syllables13
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #3333 (2025)New South Wales, Australia · Boys #31 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded65/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10070/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Sebastian has a recorded origin (Latin, from Greek); Kim does not have one recorded yet.
  • Kim has 1 syllable, compared with 3 for Sebastian.
  • A meaning is recorded for Sebastian; Kim doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ.

How each name got here

Kim

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1951

    First recorded at #344 among girls in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1958–1985

    Highest recorded position: #5 among girls in New Zealand, in 1968 (recorded 1958–1985).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3333 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Sebastian

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1968

    First recorded at #415 among boys in Norway in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1968–2025

    Highest recorded position: #6 among boys in Norway, in 2006 (recorded 1968–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #47 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys