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Bastian

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Bastian: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 2008–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 2008 to 2025, ranging from #1781 to #3373.2008201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#1781#3373
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
2008#2507
2011#3300
2012#2270
2013#2954
2014#1819
2015#3373
2016#1903
2017#2324
2018#3011
2019#2488
2020#2960
2021#2730
2022#1781
2023#1799
2024#2263
2025#2440

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 40 of the 45 years from 1981 to 2025.

In 2025: #148 among boys in Norway, #2440 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1981–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1981

    First recorded at #629 among boys in Norway in 1981 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1981–2025

    Highest recorded position: #143 among boys in Norway, in 2016 (recorded 1981–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2440 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1981 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #143 in Norway in 2016.

Bastian's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#24409HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#226310HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#179913HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#178113HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#27307HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#29606HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#24888HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#30116HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#23249HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#190312HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#33735HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#181912HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#29546HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#22709HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#33005HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#25077HighVerified
2025Norwaymale#14836HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#15135HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#14638HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#20422HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#15532HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#16926HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#21422HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#14742HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#15738HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#14345HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#14544HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#19030HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#19728HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#15540HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#15242HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#18330HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#19929HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#25618HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#21723HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#19427HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#19527HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#23320HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#23420HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#23918HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#25318HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#29314HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#27615HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#35610HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#4586HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#4088HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#4108HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#3879HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#33012HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#3929HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#5166HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#5615HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#5246HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#41810HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#4837HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#6294HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#6554HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandmale#5415HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandmale#7203HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Bastian is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Bastian, between 1981 and 2025, in 40 of those 45 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1981–202540#143 in 2016
England and Wales2008–202516#1781 in 2022
Republic of Ireland2010–20243#541 in 2016

No registrar recorded it for 5 years after 1981; it appears again in 1987.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1981 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #143 in Norway in 2016. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.