Gender: Masculine
Origin: German

The name is a contracted form of Sebastian, originally used in Germany and the Netherlands, it is now used as an independent given name in several countries. It is currently the 17th most popular male name in Chile, (2010). His rankings in other countries are as follows:

• # 69 (France as Bastien, 2008)
• # 76 (Germany, 2011)
• # 208 (the Netherlands as Bastiaan, 2010)

Other forms of the name include:

• Bastiaan (Dutch)
• Bastien (French)
• Boštjan (Slovene)

A French feminine form is Bastienne.