Seth
Hebrew Shet, the third son of Adam and Eve, explained in Genesis as appointed or placed, from a verb meaning to set.
Seth in 2025
Seth was given to 505 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 1,160th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 6,565 babies born.
The history of Seth
Seth reached its highest point in 2000, when 6,725 babies were given the name, ranking 105th that year.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 166,288 babies have been named Seth. Half of them were born before 1996, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Seth by decade
| Decade | Babies named Seth | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 270 | 541 |
| 1890s | 168 | 852 |
| 1900s | 181 | 1,127 |
| 1910s | 642 | 1,167 |
| 1920s | 874 | 1,287 |
| 1930s | 612 | 1,475 |
| 1940s | 852 | 1,268 |
| 1950s | 2,101 | 975 |
| 1960s | 3,792 | 702 |
| 1970s | 16,669 | 208 |
| 1980s | 31,318 | 179 |
| 1990s | 42,316 | 113 |
| 2000s | 48,259 | 105 |
| 2010s | 14,686 | 300 |
| 2020s | 3,548 | 888 |
Where Seth is heading
Seth has fallen 63% over the past decade, from 1,351 babies in 2015 to 505 in 2025.
Names like Seth
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Seth.