NO
In Japan, new generation, and it is spreading fast to Asia.

Sebastian = butler

Ask some teens who watch Japanese anime.

Wow, no one should determine the name of their child due to Japanese anime.

That said, Sebastian is always a name that I have liked, although I've always thought it was better on paper than in practice.

If you do use it, don't be like my husband's friend and spell it T-I-O-N. As in "bastion." Horrible.

Anonymous wrote:What people are calling "Sea Bass" is the Spanish pronounciation of "Sebas"

Right. I know a Sebastian and his nickname is Sebas, pronounced like "Say Bas" or sometimes the just say "Say ba" (no last "s").

I'm not a fan of the name, personally.

There is an app for names out there
http://nyti.ms/W4Ijwv

insecure parents passing their insecurities to their children. And I say that to the ones that prefer common and boring names to unique ones just to avoid the ex peculated teasing. Teach your kid the cool side of being different! travel to other countries where there is people with other names that look either similar or different to him.
Having said that, I love Sebastian. It is a popular name in Germany where the short version Bastian is also used as a First name.

Anonymous wrote:I love it, but it does this name sound pretentious?

No, it's a nice Eastern European name.

What people are calling "Sea Bass" is the Spanish pronounciation of "Sebas"

NO
In Japan, new generation, and it is spreading fast to Asia.

Sebastian = butler

Ask some teens who watch Japanese anime.

It my name --my grandfather's nane was Sebastiano.

I was never called sea bass. I was called Sabby by some friends.

I was a popular kid within my social circle, no problems there.

I didn't play organized sports, but not because of my name. I was just never big or coordinated enough to make varsity.

Yes but all trendy names do nowadays. meh.

I met someone with a Sebastian, but they called him "Bah-stee" - it was a little strange.

I love it!!

Anonymous wrote:It sounds like the name of a pet, perhaps a cat.

I know two cats named Sebastian.

It sounds like the name of a pet, perhaps a cat.

Don't like it.

I love it! It's been on my list for a while. My mom said that in high school people might call him "Se-bastard" but IDK if that would happen.