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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.

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.

Sebastian but never the nickname Seb or Sebbie.

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.

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

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

Sebastian is ok, Byron is a place name to me

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.