Bastion

A boys’ name of Old French origin, meaning a stronghold or fortified position.

Babies a year
25
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Bastion by the numbers

Bastion was given to 25 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Bastion. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Bastianvenerable, revered; a form of Sebastian155 in the US (2017)
  • Bastienrevered; respected; short form of sebastian22 in the US (2017)
  • BostonBoston town; place name used as given name425 in the US (2017)
  • Bartonpoultry yard; farmyard9 in the US (2017)
  • Baxton6 in the US (2017)
  • Bostin5 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Bastion

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