Seth
Hebrew Shet, “appointed,” Adam and Eve’s third son.
2000peak year
No. 63best rank (2000)
166,288babies since 1880
No. 581rank in 2025
Popularity, 1880–2025
Seth appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in 22 different years between 1980 and 2005. Its biggest year was 2000, when 6,717 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 63 nationally. In 2025 it ranked No. 581 for boys. All told, 166,288 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
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Explore Seth interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 270 | No. 268 |
| 1890s | 168 | No. 348 |
| 1900s | 181 | No. 430 |
| 1910s | 642 | No. 531 |
| 1920s | 874 | No. 602 |
| 1930s | 612 | No. 725 |
| 1940s | 852 | No. 574 |
| 1950s | 2,101 | No. 443 |
| 1960s | 3,787 | No. 319 |
| 1970s | 16,584 | No. 101 |
| 1980s | 31,129 | No. 89 |
| 1990s | 42,213 | No. 65 |
| 2000s | 48,161 | No. 63 |
| 2010s | 14,671 | No. 164 |
| 2020s | 3,548 | No. 432 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.