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Seth

Boy

Meaning of Seth: Hebrew: 'appointed'

Seth is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 588th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 308th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#588

505 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#308

145 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

166,288

First recorded 1880 · peak 2000

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 3,170 babies1982: 2,928 babies1983: 2,873 babies1984: 2,931 babies1985: 2,840 babies1986: 3,001 babies1987: 3,353 babies1988: 3,512 babies1989: 3,644 babies1990: 3,572 babies19901991: 3,828 babies1992: 3,926 babies1993: 4,074 babies1994: 4,142 babies1995: 3,919 babies1996: 3,900 babies1997: 4,051 babies1998: 4,593 babies1999: 6,311 babies2000: 6,725 babies20002001: 6,232 babies2002: 5,751 babies2003: 5,264 babies2004: 5,216 babies2005: 4,720 babies2006: 4,341 babies2007: 3,777 babies2008: 3,288 babies2009: 2,945 babies2010: 2,383 babies20102011: 2,099 babies2012: 1,815 babies2013: 1,601 babies2014: 1,511 babies2015: 1,351 babies2016: 1,169 babies2017: 1,066 babies2018: 860 babies2019: 831 babies2020: 688 babies20202021: 607 babies2022: 651 babies2023: 562 babies2024: 535 babies2025: 505 babies
US babies named Seth per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 6,725.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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