Seth
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning appointed or placed.
Babies a year
1,051
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#581
down from #558
UK popularity
#294
156 babies · up from #308
How Seth has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #271 |
| 2016 | #303 |
| 2017 | #320 |
| 2018 | #375 |
| 2019 | #380 |
| 2020 | #435 |
| 2021 | #489 |
| 2022 | #479 |
| 2023 | #524 |
| 2024 | #558 |
| 2025 | #581 |
Seth by the numbers
In 2025, 156 babies in England and Wales were named Seth. In the US, 1,051 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 6,717 babies in 2000, so it is a 2000s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 2000, about 1 in 310 American boys born that year was called Seth.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Seth. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Sephgatherer; short form of Joseph5 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Seth
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