Seth
Boy name · Hebrew origin
Seth meaning
chosen one, appointed, placed
Seth at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #557 in 2024
Seth popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #341 | 25 |
| 1890 | #489 | 15 |
| 1900 | #430 | 27 |
| 1910 | #782 | 15 |
| 1920 | #602 | 109 |
| 1930 | #892 | 55 |
| 1940 | #830 | 57 |
| 1950 | #592 | 132 |
| 1960 | #436 | 340 |
| 1970 | #269 | 795 |
| 1980 | #99 | 3,050 |
| 1990 | #102 | 3,559 |
| 2000 | #63 | 6,717 |
| 2010 | #164 | 2,383 |
| 2020 | #432 | 687 |
| 2024 | #557 | 530 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #341 | 25 |
| 1881 | #268 | 35 |
| 1882 | #311 | 31 |
| 1883 | #324 | 26 |
| 1884 | #386 | 21 |
| 1885 | #284 | 34 |
| 1886 | #357 | 23 |
| 1887 | #392 | 18 |
| 1888 | #330 | 30 |
| 1889 | #338 | 27 |
| 1890 | #489 | 15 |
| 1891 | #364 | 22 |
| 1892 | #348 | 29 |
| 1893 | #479 | 15 |
| 1894 | #543 | 14 |
| 1895 | #476 | 18 |
| 1896 | #674 | 11 |
| 1897 | #438 | 19 |
| 1898 | #573 | 14 |
| 1899 | #613 | 11 |
| 1900 | #430 | 27 |
| 1901 | #506 | 15 |
| 1902 | #744 | 10 |
| 1903 | #505 | 18 |
| 1904 | #612 | 14 |
| 1905 | #574 | 17 |
| 1906 | #568 | 17 |
| 1907 | #540 | 20 |
| 1908 | #566 | 20 |
| 1909 | #545 | 23 |
| 1910 | #782 | 15 |
| 1911 | #667 | 22 |
| 1912 | #659 | 41 |
| 1913 | #531 | 66 |
| 1914 | #616 | 67 |
| 1915 | #647 | 80 |
| 1916 | #636 | 84 |
| 1917 | #664 | 81 |
| 1918 | #615 | 100 |
| 1919 | #669 | 86 |
| 1920 | #602 | 109 |
| 1921 | #605 | 109 |
| 1922 | #657 | 95 |
| 1923 | #660 | 94 |
| 1924 | #726 | 83 |
| 1925 | #649 | 96 |
| 1926 | #699 | 82 |
| 1927 | #805 | 68 |
| 1928 | #743 | 74 |
| 1929 | #806 | 64 |
| 1930 | #892 | 55 |
| 1931 | #841 | 56 |
| 1932 | #780 | 66 |
| 1933 | #729 | 70 |
| 1934 | #725 | 71 |
| 1935 | #834 | 56 |
| 1936 | #844 | 52 |
| 1937 | #793 | 60 |
| 1938 | #757 | 65 |
| 1939 | #776 | 61 |
| 1940 | #830 | 57 |
| 1941 | #739 | 70 |
| 1942 | #705 | 82 |
| 1943 | #700 | 84 |
| 1944 | #790 | 63 |
| 1945 | #692 | 77 |
| 1946 | #676 | 91 |
| 1947 | #723 | 90 |
| 1948 | #673 | 100 |
| 1949 | #574 | 138 |
| 1950 | #592 | 132 |
| 1951 | #647 | 119 |
| 1952 | #620 | 129 |
| 1953 | #537 | 176 |
| 1954 | #495 | 215 |
| 1955 | #504 | 215 |
| 1956 | #486 | 245 |
| 1957 | #482 | 261 |
| 1958 | #441 | 316 |
| 1959 | #467 | 293 |
| 1960 | #436 | 340 |
| 1961 | #443 | 328 |
| 1962 | #446 | 314 |
| 1963 | #460 | 291 |
| 1964 | #429 | 348 |
| 1965 | #430 | 323 |
| 1966 | #408 | 343 |
| 1967 | #377 | 395 |
| 1968 | #333 | 525 |
| 1969 | #319 | 580 |
| 1970 | #269 | 795 |
| 1971 | #271 | 781 |
| 1972 | #244 | 867 |
| 1973 | #196 | 1,137 |
| 1974 | #170 | 1,410 |
| 1975 | #136 | 1,866 |
| 1976 | #128 | 2,098 |
| 1977 | #117 | 2,288 |
| 1978 | #106 | 2,504 |
| 1979 | #101 | 2,840 |
| 1980 | #99 | 3,050 |
| 1981 | #95 | 3,137 |
| 1982 | #102 | 2,907 |
| 1983 | #98 | 2,857 |
| 1984 | #99 | 2,911 |
| 1985 | #105 | 2,821 |
| 1986 | #97 | 2,981 |
| 1987 | #89 | 3,338 |
| 1988 | #90 | 3,492 |
| 1989 | #94 | 3,635 |
| 1990 | #102 | 3,559 |
| 1991 | #99 | 3,812 |
| 1992 | #94 | 3,912 |
| 1993 | #93 | 4,060 |
| 1994 | #90 | 4,135 |
| 1995 | #96 | 3,911 |
| 1996 | #103 | 3,886 |
| 1997 | #97 | 4,043 |
| 1998 | #86 | 4,587 |
| 1999 | #65 | 6,304 |
| 2000 | #63 | 6,717 |
| 2001 | #68 | 6,223 |
| 2002 | #72 | 5,740 |
| 2003 | #80 | 5,256 |
| 2004 | #80 | 5,188 |
| 2005 | #91 | 4,713 |
| 2006 | #103 | 4,328 |
| 2007 | #115 | 3,768 |
| 2008 | #128 | 3,283 |
| 2009 | #139 | 2,945 |
| 2010 | #164 | 2,383 |
| 2011 | #184 | 2,094 |
| 2012 | #209 | 1,815 |
| 2013 | #231 | 1,596 |
| 2014 | #250 | 1,506 |
| 2015 | #270 | 1,350 |
| 2016 | #303 | 1,168 |
| 2017 | #320 | 1,066 |
| 2018 | #375 | 860 |
| 2019 | #379 | 830 |
| 2020 | #432 | 687 |
| 2021 | #488 | 605 |
| 2022 | #473 | 649 |
| 2023 | #525 | 562 |
| 2024 | #557 | 530 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Seth” (revision 90887650), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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