Seth

Given to 166,288 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −30% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#581
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
505
boys 505
Peak year
2000
6,717 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
166,288
since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Seth was most popular in 2000, when 6,717 babies recorded as boys got the name (3.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 505 babies were named Seth, ranking #581 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 30%.0123418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2000 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Seth was most popular in 2000, when 6,717 babies recorded as boys got the name (3.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 505 babies were named Seth, ranking #581 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 30%.012341880192019602000Peak 2000

Seth was most popular in 2000, when 6,717 babies recorded as boys got the name (3.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 505 babies were named Seth, ranking #581 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 30%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 505 581
2024 <5 — 535 555
2023 <5 — 562 526
2022 <5 — 651 471
2021 <5 — 607 487
2020 <5 — 688 432
2019 <5 — 831 379
2018 <5 — 860 375
2017 <5 — 1,066 320
2016 <5 — 1,169 303
2015 <5 — 1,351 270
2014 5 16513 1,506 250
2013 5 16547 1,596 231
2012 <5 — 1,815 209
2011 5 16764 2,094 184
2010 <5 — 2,383 164
2009 <5 — 2,945 139
2008 5 17504 3,283 128
2007 9 11630 3,768 115
2006 13 8715 4,328 103
2005 7 13010 4,713 91
2004 28 4707 5,188 80
2003 8 11325 5,256 80
2002 11 8837 5,740 72
2001 9 10102 6,223 68
2000 8 10745 6,717 63
1999 6 12688 6,305 65
1998 6 12426 4,587 86
1997 8 9802 4,043 97
1996 14 6392 3,886 103
1995 8 9553 3,911 96
1994 7 10569 4,135 90
1993 14 6264 4,060 93
1992 13 6652 3,913 94
1991 16 5659 3,812 99
1990 11 7303 3,561 102
1989 11 6955 3,633 94
1988 19 4496 3,493 90
1987 14 5312 3,339 89
1986 21 3890 2,980 97
1985 19 4126 2,821 104
1984 20 3874 2,911 99
1983 16 4476 2,857 98
1982 20 3898 2,908 102
1981 33 2723 3,137 95
1980 16 4517 3,050 99
1979 16 4420 2,840 101
1978 17 4079 2,504 106
1977 16 4235 2,288 117
1976 9 6048 2,097 128
1975 12 4854 1,866 136
1974 8 6258 1,410 170
1973 <5 — 1,136 196
1972 7 6558 867 244
1971 <5 — 781 271
1970 <5 — 795 269
1969 <5 — 580 319
1968 <5 — 525 333
1967 5 6804 395 377
1966 <5 — 342 408
1965 <5 — 323 430
1964 <5 — 348 429
1963 <5 — 291 460
1962 <5 — 314 446
1961 <5 — 329 443
1960 <5 — 340 436
1959 <5 — 294 465
1958 <5 — 315 443
1957 <5 — 261 482
1956 <5 — 245 486
1955 <5 — 215 504
1954 <5 — 215 495
1953 <5 — 176 537
1952 <5 — 129 620
1951 <5 — 119 647
1950 <5 — 132 592
1949 <5 — 138 574
1948 <5 — 100 673
1947 <5 — 90 723
1946 <5 — 91 676
1945 <5 — 77 692
1944 <5 — 63 790
1943 <5 — 84 700
1942 <5 — 82 705
1941 <5 — 70 739
1940 <5 — 57 830
1939 <5 — 61 776
1938 <5 — 65 757
1937 <5 — 60 793
1936 <5 — 52 844
1935 <5 — 56 834
1934 <5 — 71 725
1933 <5 — 70 729
1932 <5 — 66 780
1931 <5 — 56 841
1930 <5 — 55 892
1929 <5 — 64 806
1928 <5 — 74 743
1927 <5 — 68 805
1926 <5 — 82 699
1925 <5 — 96 649
1924 <5 — 83 726
1923 <5 — 94 660
1922 <5 — 95 657
1921 <5 — 109 605
1920 <5 — 109 602
1919 <5 — 86 669
1918 <5 — 100 615
1917 <5 — 81 664
1916 <5 — 84 636
1915 <5 — 80 647
1914 <5 — 67 616
1913 <5 — 66 531
1912 <5 — 41 659
1911 <5 — 22 667
1910 <5 — 15 782
1909 <5 — 23 545
1908 <5 — 20 566
1907 <5 — 20 540
1906 <5 — 17 568
1905 <5 — 17 574
1904 <5 — 14 612
1903 <5 — 18 505
1902 <5 — 10 744
1901 <5 — 15 506
1900 <5 — 27 430
1899 <5 — 11 613
1898 <5 — 14 573
1897 <5 — 19 438
1896 <5 — 11 674
1895 <5 — 18 476
1894 <5 — 14 543
1893 <5 — 15 479
1892 <5 — 29 348
1891 <5 — 22 364
1890 <5 — 15 489
1889 <5 — 27 338
1888 <5 — 30 330
1887 <5 — 18 392
1886 <5 — 23 357
1885 <5 — 34 284
1884 <5 — 21 386
1883 <5 — 26 324
1882 <5 — 31 311
1881 <5 — 35 268
1880 <5 — 25 341

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Where Seth is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years