Boy nameCurrently #558 in the USFalling
Seth
SETH//sɛθ//
1 syllablePeak year: 20004 lettersStarts with S
Meaning & origin
Appointed, granted
Seth comes from the Hebrew meaning 'appointed' or 'granted', and in Genesis he is the third son of Adam and Eve, born after Abel's death, seen as replacing him. Its short, clean sound has kept it a steady classic for decades.
Seth's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Seth |
|---|---|
| 1880 | 25 |
| 1881 | 35 |
| 1882 | 31 |
| 1883 | 26 |
| 1884 | 21 |
| 1885 | 34 |
| 1886 | 23 |
| 1887 | 18 |
| 1888 | 30 |
| 1889 | 27 |
| 1890 | 15 |
| 1891 | 22 |
| 1892 | 29 |
| 1893 | 15 |
| 1894 | 14 |
| 1895 | 18 |
| 1896 | 11 |
| 1897 | 19 |
| 1898 | 14 |
| 1899 | 11 |
| 1900 | 27 |
| 1901 | 15 |
| 1902 | 10 |
| 1903 | 18 |
| 1904 | 14 |
| 1905 | 17 |
| 1906 | 17 |
| 1907 | 20 |
| 1908 | 20 |
| 1909 | 23 |
| 1910 | 15 |
| 1911 | 22 |
| 1912 | 41 |
| 1913 | 66 |
| 1914 | 67 |
| 1915 | 80 |
| 1916 | 84 |
| 1917 | 81 |
| 1918 | 100 |
| 1919 | 86 |
| 1920 | 109 |
| 1921 | 109 |
| 1922 | 95 |
| 1923 | 94 |
| 1924 | 83 |
| 1925 | 96 |
| 1926 | 82 |
| 1927 | 68 |
| 1928 | 74 |
| 1929 | 64 |
| 1930 | 55 |
| 1931 | 56 |
| 1932 | 66 |
| 1933 | 70 |
| 1934 | 71 |
| 1935 | 56 |
| 1936 | 52 |
| 1937 | 60 |
| 1938 | 65 |
| 1939 | 61 |
| 1940 | 57 |
| 1941 | 70 |
| 1942 | 82 |
| 1943 | 84 |
| 1944 | 63 |
| 1945 | 77 |
| 1946 | 91 |
| 1947 | 90 |
| 1948 | 100 |
| 1949 | 138 |
| 1950 | 132 |
| 1951 | 119 |
| 1952 | 129 |
| 1953 | 176 |
| 1954 | 215 |
| 1955 | 215 |
| 1956 | 245 |
| 1957 | 261 |
| 1958 | 316 |
| 1959 | 293 |
| 1960 | 340 |
| 1961 | 328 |
| 1962 | 314 |
| 1963 | 291 |
| 1964 | 348 |
| 1965 | 323 |
| 1966 | 343 |
| 1967 | 400 |
| 1968 | 525 |
| 1969 | 580 |
| 1970 | 795 |
| 1971 | 781 |
| 1972 | 874 |
| 1973 | 1,137 |
| 1974 | 1,418 |
| 1975 | 1,878 |
| 1976 | 2,107 |
| 1977 | 2,304 |
| 1978 | 2,521 |
| 1979 | 2,856 |
| 1980 | 3,066 |
| 1981 | 3,170 |
| 1982 | 2,927 |
| 1983 | 2,873 |
| 1984 | 2,931 |
| 1985 | 2,840 |
| 1986 | 3,002 |
| 1987 | 3,352 |
| 1988 | 3,511 |
| 1989 | 3,646 |
| 1990 | 3,570 |
| 1991 | 3,828 |
| 1992 | 3,925 |
| 1993 | 4,074 |
| 1994 | 4,142 |
| 1995 | 3,919 |
| 1996 | 3,900 |
| 1997 | 4,051 |
| 1998 | 4,593 |
| 1999 | 6,310 |
| 2000 | 6,725 |
| 2001 | 6,232 |
| 2002 | 5,751 |
| 2003 | 5,264 |
| 2004 | 5,216 |
| 2005 | 4,720 |
| 2006 | 4,341 |
| 2007 | 3,777 |
| 2008 | 3,288 |
| 2009 | 2,945 |
| 2010 | 2,383 |
| 2011 | 2,099 |
| 2012 | 1,815 |
| 2013 | 1,601 |
| 2014 | 1,511 |
| 2015 | 1,350 |
| 2016 | 1,168 |
| 2017 | 1,066 |
| 2018 | 860 |
| 2019 | 830 |
| 2020 | 687 |
| 2021 | 605 |
| 2022 | 649 |
| 2023 | 562 |
| 2024 | 530 |
Seth through the decades
- Seth peaked in 2000, when 6,725 babies were named Seth in the US.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Seth has fallen 71% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Seth currently ranks #558 in the US and is cooling off.
Nicknames
Seth
Variants & spellings
Set