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Sebastian is OK in general; when it shortens to Bastian it's really down-market where I live. Byron annoys me: I far prefer Brian and I don't like lnfns anyway, not to mention the poet Byron being a hard act to follow if one even wished to.

Sebastian is ok, Byron is a place name to me

Love Sebastian, dislike Seb strongly. Bastian all the way. Byron always makes me think of boat barnacles.

I like the name Sebastian a lot; it’s a very handsome name. Byron is also pretty nice, but I prefer Bryce.

Sebastian is alright but surely nobody goes by "Seb"? It sounds like "sub" and reminds me of seborrhea. Bastian isn't much better. Maybe Baz. Anyway I only consider it as a 3 syllable name, no nicks. So it seems sort of ... I don't know if it's natty, or overdressed. But not bad. I hated it until I ran across a real child with the name.

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Byron is pretty rare but has been getting used for a long time. I just looked and saw it was more frequent than Sebastian up until 1990! I think it's pretty good... not my style, too poet-y, but not a bad name. About as good as Aaron or Brian. I like Myron more.

Sebastian but never the nickname Seb or Sebbie.

I like them. They're both kind of dramatic but also very manageable IRL. They want to be swooshing around a haunted castle in long black cloaks and writing melodramatic poetry while spooky organ music plays in the background, but they're not opposed to being normal names and if I met a regular person with either of these names I wouldn't think it was out of place. Byron is an interesting namesake, but not too scandalous for my tastes.

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I like Seb well enough. And also Bastian, but I prefer Bastian as a full name. Seb is good if you need a short nickname; Bast might be cool too.

I like Sebastian, I have a friend with that name and he goes usually goes by the nickname Bash. Other nickname potential is Bastian or Seb. I think of it as a very kind name.

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I really don't like Byron. Terrible reputation from the Lord Byron.