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Seth

Seth: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“appointed, placed”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
SETH · 1 syllable
Used for
Boys

From Hebrew Shet in the Bible, the third son of Adam and Eve. The name passed into English through Greek and Latin biblical forms.

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How popular is Seth?

2024159 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Seth in 2024530

2024 rank#557 boys

Peak year2000

Total US babies since 1880165,768

Seth is fading: recent use is about 35% of its level ten years before.

Names like Seth

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Noahrest; comfort · Hebrew
  • Jamessupplanter · Hebrew
  • Elijahmy God is Yahweh · Hebrew
  • JohnYahweh is gracious · Hebrew
  • Michaelwho is like God? · Hebrew
  • Benjaminson of the right hand · Hebrew
  • Levijoined, attached · Hebrew
  • DanielGod is my judge · Hebrew

Seth questions

What does the name Seth mean?

Seth means "appointed, placed". It comes from Hebrew. From Hebrew Shet in the Bible, the third son of Adam and Eve. The name passed into English through Greek and Latin biblical forms.

Is Seth a boy or girl name?

Seth is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Seth?

530 US babies were named Seth in 2024. Its peak year was 2000.

How do you pronounce Seth?

Seth is usually pronounced SETH.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.