Seth

Where Seth comes from

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σήθ (Sḗth), from Biblical Hebrew שֵׁת (Šet, literally “chosen one, appointed, placed”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Seth
  • Hebrew
  • 1 syllable
Seth through the years
  1. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #341 among boys, with 25 babies in the first year on record.
  2. 1973
    Seth MacFarlane born
    American writer, actor, and producer
  3. 1982
    Seth Rogen born
    Canadian actor, comedian, and filmmaker
  4. 2000
    Peak, #63
    6,717 babies named Seth, the most in any year.
  5. 2008
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #128.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Hebrew.
Namesakes
  • Seth MacFarlane · American writer, actor, and producer, born 1973
  • Seth Rogen · Canadian actor, comedian, and filmmaker, born 1982
  • Seth Green · American actor, born 1974
  • Seth Rollins · American professional wrestler and actor, born 1986
  • Seth Meyers · American comedian, television host and actor, born 1973

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.