Seth
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Seth is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “appointed, placed”. In 2025 it ranked 281st for boys in the UK (183 babies) and 581st for boys in the US (505 babies).
What does Seth mean?
Hebrew
“appointed, placed”
In Genesis, Seth is the third son of Adam and Eve, born after the death of Abel.
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Is Seth a girl's or a boy's name?
Seth is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 183 boys in the UK and 505 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Seth in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #281among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 183about 1 in 1,600 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 51% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 183 boys in the UK were named Seth, making it the 281st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 174th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 769 boys.
Half of all the boys named Seth in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 294th in England and Wales, 560th in Scotland and 107th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 2014 (#90).
Seth in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 183 | #281 |
| 2024 | 171 | #294 |
| 2023 | 254 | #216 |
| 2022 | 293 | #196 |
| 2021 | 351 | #169 |
| 2020 | 346 | #174 |
| 2019 | 416 | #155 |
| 2018 | 483 | #136 |
| 2017 | 543 | #123 |
| 2016 | 681 | #111 |
| 2015 | 769 | #97 |
| 2014 | 752 | #96 |
| 2013 | 711 | #97 |
| 2012 | 742 | #98 |
| 2011 | 694 | #106 |
| 2010 | 603 | #122 |
| 2009 | 543 | #124 |
| 2008 | 485 | #136 |
| 2007 | 436 | #142 |
| 2006 | 320 | #173 |
| 2005 | 259 | #186 |
| 2004 | 196 | #211 |
| 2003 | 159 | #232 |
| 2002 | 123 | #265 |
| 2001 | 123 | #260 |
| 2000 | 97 | #317 |
| 1999 | 69 | #375 |
| 1998 | 68 | #385 |
| 1997 | 48 | #457 |
| 1996 | 47 | #451 |
How popular is Seth in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #581among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 505about 1 in 3,400 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 33% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 505 boys in the US were named Seth, making it the 581st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 432nd. Its busiest year was 2000, with 6,717 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Seth than any year since 1967.
Half of all the boys named Seth in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Seth in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 505 | #581 |
| 2024 | 535 | #555 |
| 2023 | 562 | #526 |
| 2022 | 651 | #471 |
| 2021 | 607 | #487 |
| 2020 | 688 | #432 |
| 2019 | 831 | #379 |
| 2018 | 860 | #375 |
| 2017 | 1,066 | #320 |
| 2016 | 1,169 | #303 |
| 2015 | 1,351 | #270 |
| 2014 | 1,506 | #250 |
| 2013 | 1,596 | #231 |
| 2012 | 1,815 | #209 |
| 2011 | 2,094 | #184 |
| 2010 | 2,383 | #164 |
| 2009 | 2,945 | #139 |
| 2008 | 3,283 | #128 |
| 2007 | 3,768 | #115 |
| 2006 | 4,328 | #103 |
| 2005 | 4,713 | #91 |
| 2004 | 5,188 | #80 |
| 2003 | 5,256 | #80 |
| 2002 | 5,740 | #72 |
| 2001 | 6,223 | #68 |
| 2000 | 6,717 | #63 |
| 1999 | 6,305 | #65 |
| 1998 | 4,587 | #86 |
| 1997 | 4,043 | #97 |
| 1996 | 3,886 | #103 |
| 1995 | 3,911 | #96 |
| 1994 | 4,135 | #90 |
| 1993 | 4,060 | #93 |
| 1992 | 3,913 | #94 |
| 1991 | 3,812 | #99 |
| 1990 | 3,561 | #102 |
| 1989 | 3,633 | #94 |
| 1988 | 3,493 | #90 |
| 1987 | 3,339 | #89 |
| 1986 | 2,980 | #97 |
| 1985 | 2,821 | #104 |
| 1984 | 2,911 | #99 |
| 1983 | 2,857 | #98 |
| 1982 | 2,908 | #102 |
| 1981 | 3,137 | #95 |
| 1980 | 3,050 | #99 |
| 1979 | 2,840 | #101 |
| 1978 | 2,504 | #106 |
| 1977 | 2,288 | #117 |
| 1976 | 2,097 | #128 |
| 1975 | 1,866 | #136 |
| 1974 | 1,410 | #170 |
| 1973 | 1,136 | #196 |
| 1972 | 867 | #244 |
| 1971 | 781 | #271 |
| 1970 | 795 | #269 |
| 1969 | 580 | #319 |
| 1968 | 525 | #333 |
| 1967 | 395 | #377 |
| 1966 | 342 | #408 |
| 1965 | 323 | #430 |
| 1964 | 348 | #429 |
| 1963 | 291 | #460 |
| 1962 | 314 | #446 |
| 1961 | 329 | #443 |
| 1960 | 340 | #436 |
| 1959 | 294 | #465 |
| 1958 | 315 | #443 |
| 1957 | 261 | #481 |
| 1956 | 245 | #485 |
| 1955 | 215 | #503 |
| 1954 | 215 | #494 |
| 1953 | 176 | #536 |
| 1952 | 129 | #619 |
| 1951 | 119 | #646 |
| 1950 | 132 | #591 |
| 1949 | 138 | #573 |
| 1948 | 100 | #672 |
| 1947 | 90 | #722 |
| 1946 | 91 | #676 |
| 1945 | 77 | #692 |
| 1944 | 63 | #790 |
| 1943 | 84 | #700 |
| 1942 | 82 | #705 |
| 1941 | 70 | #739 |
| 1940 | 57 | #830 |
| 1939 | 61 | #776 |
| 1938 | 65 | #757 |
| 1937 | 60 | #793 |
| 1936 | 52 | #844 |
| 1935 | 56 | #834 |
| 1934 | 71 | #725 |
| 1933 | 70 | #729 |
| 1932 | 66 | #780 |
| 1931 | 56 | #841 |
| 1930 | 55 | #892 |
| 1929 | 64 | #806 |
| 1928 | 74 | #743 |
| 1927 | 68 | #805 |
| 1926 | 82 | #699 |
| 1925 | 96 | #649 |
| 1924 | 83 | #726 |
| 1923 | 94 | #660 |
| 1922 | 95 | #657 |
| 1921 | 109 | #605 |
| 1920 | 109 | #602 |
| 1919 | 86 | #669 |
| 1918 | 100 | #615 |
| 1917 | 81 | #664 |
| 1916 | 84 | #636 |
| 1915 | 80 | #647 |
| 1914 | 67 | #616 |
| 1913 | 66 | #531 |
| 1912 | 41 | #659 |
| 1911 | 22 | #667 |
| 1910 | 15 | #782 |
| 1909 | 23 | #545 |
| 1908 | 20 | #566 |
| 1907 | 20 | #540 |
| 1906 | 17 | #568 |
| 1905 | 17 | #574 |
| 1904 | 14 | #612 |
| 1903 | 18 | #505 |
| 1902 | 10 | #743 |
| 1901 | 15 | #506 |
| 1900 | 27 | #430 |
| 1899 | 11 | #613 |
| 1898 | 14 | #572 |
| 1897 | 19 | #438 |
| 1896 | 11 | #674 |
| 1895 | 18 | #476 |
| 1894 | 14 | #543 |
| 1893 | 15 | #479 |
| 1892 | 29 | #348 |
| 1891 | 22 | #364 |
| 1890 | 15 | #489 |
| 1889 | 27 | #338 |
| 1888 | 30 | #330 |
| 1887 | 18 | #392 |
| 1886 | 23 | #357 |
| 1885 | 34 | #284 |
| 1884 | 21 | #386 |
| 1883 | 26 | #324 |
| 1882 | 31 | #311 |
| 1881 | 35 | #268 |
| 1880 | 25 | #341 |
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