Seth is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Seth means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Seth across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Seth has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Seth is a boy name of Hebrew origin meaning “appointed, placed”. the third son of Adam and Eve.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 166,288 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 9,695 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 423 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 518 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 178 births |
| New Zealand top 100, since 1954 | 780 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Seth per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 2000 (6,725/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2015 (703/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2015 (43/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2016 (35/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2019 (14/yr).
Seth has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2000, when it ranked #105 nationally (given to 6,821 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 2000s.
Zeth · Zetha · Swetha · Sytha · Swathi · Sitha · Sothea · Seith
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