The nameBastien

Meaning

Bastien comes from Sébastien, from the Greek sebastos, "venerable", the Greek equivalent of the Latin augustus.

Origin

Greek, through the Latin Sebastianus. Bastien was already used as a short form in the Middle Ages.

History

At the age of twelve Mozart composed Bastien und Bastienne (1768), a little opera about shepherds in love. In France the name peaked around 1999.

Bastien in other languages

Bastien is the short form of Sébastien (Sebastian). It is Bastian in German and the Nordic countries, Bastiaan in Dutch and Bastián in Spanish.

Famous people named Bastien

• Bastien Bouillon, actor

Popularity of the name Bastien

Bastien in France

Bastien was most popular in France in the 1990s, with 19,890 births over the decade, 35% of all recorded babies named Bastien. Its rise began around 1978, and it peaked in 1999. Half of all babies named Bastien in France were born before 1998. Over the last five years on record, it has been falling: 236 births a year on average, against 574 in the five years before.

Bastien in Belgium

Bastien was most popular in Belgium in the 2000s, with 950 births over the decade, 38% of all recorded babies named Bastien. Half of all babies named Bastien in Belgium were born before 2006, so it is mostly a name of today's children and teenagers. Over the last five years on record, it has been falling: 33 births a year on average, against 59 in the five years before.

Bastien in Switzerland