Kye vs Sebastian
Kye 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 2025, Kye was ranked #1613 and Sebastian #47 among boys in England and Wales.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 2005, Kye was ranked #96 and Sebastian #57 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2020, Kye was ranked #741 and Sebastian #97 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Kye was ranked #727 and Sebastian #116 among boys in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2021, Kye was ranked #433 and Sebastian #192 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Kye and Sebastian over time
Kye and Sebastian appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Sebastian held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kye in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Kye reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Kye and Sebastian were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #1613 and #47.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025
Kye held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Sebastian in 30.
Highest recorded here: Kye #176 in 2004, Sebastian #28 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Kye #1613, Sebastian #47.
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.
Side by side
| Field | Kye | Sebastian |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Traditionally 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. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Latin, from Greek |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /səˈbæstʃən/ |
| Syllables | 1 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #1613 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #31 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 65/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Sebastian has a recorded origin (Latin, from Greek); Kye does not have one recorded yet.
- Kye has 1 syllable, compared with 3 for Sebastian.
- A meaning is recorded for Sebastian; Kye doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Kye
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #376 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2001–2005
Highest recorded position: #87 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2001 (recorded 2001–2005).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1613 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Sebastian
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1968–2025
Highest recorded position: #6 among boys in Norway, in 2006 (recorded 1968–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #47 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys