Seth

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Seth is a given name of Hebrew origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 165,768 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 165,273 as boys and 495 as girls. Seth gained popularity in the 1970s, peaked in 2000 and has since declined significantly. It is the #452 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 530
2023 562
2022 649
2021 605
2020 687
2019 830
2018 860
2017 1,066
2016 1,168
2015 1,350
2014 1,511
2013 1,601
2012 1,815
2011 2,099
2010 2,383
2009 2,945
2008 3,288
2007 3,777
2006 4,341
2005 4,720
2004 5,216
2003 5,264
2002 5,751
2001 6,232
2000 6,725
1999 6,310
1998 4,593
1997 4,051
1996 3,900
1995 3,919
1994 4,142
1993 4,074
1992 3,925
1991 3,828
1990 3,570
1989 3,646
1988 3,511
1987 3,352
1986 3,002
1985 2,840
1984 2,931
1983 2,873
1982 2,927
1981 3,170
1980 3,066
1979 2,856
1978 2,521
1977 2,304
1976 2,107
1975 1,878
1974 1,418
1973 1,137
1972 874
1971 781
1970 795
1969 580
1968 525
1967 400
1966 343
1965 323
1964 348
1963 291
1962 314
1961 328
1960 340
1959 293
1958 316
1957 261
1956 245
1955 215
1954 215
1953 176
1952 129
1951 119
1950 132
1949 138
1948 100
1947 90
1946 91
1945 77
1944 63
1943 84
1942 82
1941 70
1940 57
1939 61
1938 65
1937 60
1936 52
1935 56
1934 71
1933 70
1932 66
1931 56
1930 55
1929 64
1928 74
1927 68
1926 82
1925 96
1924 83
1923 94
1922 95
1921 109
1920 109
1919 86
1918 100
1917 81
1916 84
1915 80
1914 67
1913 66
1912 41
1911 22
1910 15
1909 23
1908 20
1907 20
1906 17
1905 17
1904 14
1903 18
1902 10
1901 15
1900 27
1899 11
1898 14
1897 19
1896 11
1895 18
1894 14
1893 15
1892 29
1891 22
1890 15
1889 27
1888 30
1887 18
1886 23
1885 34
1884 21
1883 26
1882 31
1881 35
1880 25