Seth
Last seen for girls in 2014 at #16,513 · #581 for boys in 2025, 505 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2000 · 6,717 births
- Debut · boys
- 25 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 22 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 165,793since 1880
Seth over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #581 | 505 | |
| 2024 | — | #555 | 535 | |
| 2023 | — | #526 | 562 | |
| 2022 | — | #471 | 651 | |
| 2021 | — | #487 | 607 | |
| 2020 | — | #432 | 688 | |
| 2019 | — | #379 | 831 | |
| 2018 | — | #375 | 860 | |
| 2017 | — | #320 | 1,066 | |
| 2016 | — | #303 | 1,169 | |
| 2015 | — | #270 | 1,351 | |
| 2014 | #16,513 | 5 | #250 | 1,506 |
| 2013 | #16,547 | 5 | #231 | 1,596 |
| 2012 | — | #209 | 1,815 | |
| 2011 | #16,764 | 5 | #184 | 2,094 |
| 2010 | — | #164 | 2,383 | |
| 2009 | — | #139 | 2,945 | |
| 2008 | #17,504 | 5 | #128 | 3,283 |
| 2007 | #11,630 | 9 | #115 | 3,768 |
| 2006 | #8,715 | 13 | #103 | 4,328 |
| 2005 | #13,010 | 7 | #91 | 4,713 |
| 2004 | #4,707 | 28 | #80 | 5,188 |
| 2003 | #11,325 | 8 | #80 | 5,256 |
| 2002 | #8,837 | 11 | #72 | 5,740 |
| 2001 | #10,102 | 9 | #68 | 6,223 |
| 2000 | #10,745 | 8 | #63 | 6,717 |
| 1999 | #12,688 | 6 | #65 | 6,305 |
| 1998 | #12,426 | 6 | #86 | 4,587 |
| 1997 | #9,802 | 8 | #97 | 4,043 |
| 1996 | #6,392 | 14 | #103 | 3,886 |
| 1995 | #9,553 | 8 | #96 | 3,911 |
| 1994 | #10,569 | 7 | #90 | 4,135 |
| 1993 | #6,264 | 14 | #93 | 4,060 |
| 1992 | #6,652 | 13 | #94 | 3,913 |
| 1991 | #5,659 | 16 | #99 | 3,812 |
| 1990 | #7,303 | 11 | #102 | 3,561 |
| 1989 | #6,955 | 11 | #94 | 3,633 |
| 1988 | #4,496 | 19 | #90 | 3,493 |
| 1987 | #5,312 | 14 | #89 | 3,339 |
| 1986 | #3,890 | 21 | #97 | 2,980 |
| 1985 | #4,126 | 19 | #104 | 2,821 |
| 1984 | #3,874 | 20 | #99 | 2,911 |
| 1983 | #4,476 | 16 | #98 | 2,857 |
| 1982 | #3,898 | 20 | #102 | 2,908 |
| 1981 | #2,723 | 33 | #95 | 3,137 |
| 1980 | #4,517 | 16 | #99 | 3,050 |
| 1979 | #4,420 | 16 | #101 | 2,840 |
| 1978 | #4,079 | 17 | #106 | 2,504 |
| 1977 | #4,235 | 16 | #117 | 2,288 |
| 1976 | #6,048 | 9 | #128 | 2,097 |
| 1975 | #4,854 | 12 | #136 | 1,866 |
| 1974 | #6,258 | 8 | #170 | 1,410 |
| 1973 | — | #196 | 1,136 | |
| 1972 | #6,558 | 7 | #244 | 867 |
| 1971 | — | #271 | 781 | |
| 1970 | — | #269 | 795 | |
| 1969 | — | #319 | 580 | |
| 1968 | — | #333 | 525 | |
| 1967 | #6,804 | 5 | #377 | 395 |
| 1966 | — | #408 | 342 | |
| 1965 | — | #430 | 323 | |
| 1964 | — | #429 | 348 | |
| 1963 | — | #460 | 291 | |
| 1962 | — | #446 | 314 | |
| 1961 | — | #443 | 329 | |
| 1960 | — | #436 | 340 | |
| 1959 | — | #465 | 294 | |
| 1958 | — | #443 | 315 | |
| 1957 | — | #482 | 261 | |
| 1956 | — | #486 | 245 | |
| 1955 | — | #504 | 215 | |
| 1954 | — | #495 | 215 | |
| 1953 | — | #537 | 176 | |
| 1952 | — | #620 | 129 | |
| 1951 | — | #647 | 119 | |
| 1950 | — | #592 | 132 | |
| 1949 | — | #574 | 138 | |
| 1948 | — | #673 | 100 | |
| 1947 | — | #723 | 90 | |
| 1946 | — | #676 | 91 | |
| 1945 | — | #692 | 77 | |
| 1944 | — | #790 | 63 | |
| 1943 | — | #700 | 84 | |
| 1942 | — | #705 | 82 | |
| 1941 | — | #739 | 70 | |
| 1940 | — | #830 | 57 | |
| 1939 | — | #776 | 61 | |
| 1938 | — | #757 | 65 | |
| 1937 | — | #793 | 60 | |
| 1936 | — | #844 | 52 | |
| 1935 | — | #834 | 56 | |
| 1934 | — | #725 | 71 | |
| 1933 | — | #729 | 70 | |
| 1932 | — | #780 | 66 | |
| 1931 | — | #841 | 56 | |
| 1930 | — | #892 | 55 | |
| 1929 | — | #806 | 64 | |
| 1928 | — | #743 | 74 | |
| 1927 | — | #805 | 68 | |
| 1926 | — | #699 | 82 | |
| 1925 | — | #649 | 96 | |
| 1924 | — | #726 | 83 | |
| 1923 | — | #660 | 94 | |
| 1922 | — | #657 | 95 | |
| 1921 | — | #605 | 109 | |
| 1920 | — | #602 | 109 | |
| 1919 | — | #669 | 86 | |
| 1918 | — | #615 | 100 | |
| 1917 | — | #664 | 81 | |
| 1916 | — | #636 | 84 | |
| 1915 | — | #647 | 80 | |
| 1914 | — | #616 | 67 | |
| 1913 | — | #531 | 66 | |
| 1912 | — | #659 | 41 | |
| 1911 | — | #667 | 22 | |
| 1910 | — | #782 | 15 | |
| 1909 | — | #545 | 23 | |
| 1908 | — | #566 | 20 | |
| 1907 | — | #540 | 20 | |
| 1906 | — | #568 | 17 | |
| 1905 | — | #574 | 17 | |
| 1904 | — | #612 | 14 | |
| 1903 | — | #505 | 18 | |
| 1902 | — | #744 | 10 | |
| 1901 | — | #506 | 15 | |
| 1900 | — | #430 | 27 | |
| 1899 | — | #613 | 11 | |
| 1898 | — | #573 | 14 | |
| 1897 | — | #438 | 19 | |
| 1896 | — | #674 | 11 | |
| 1895 | — | #476 | 18 | |
| 1894 | — | #543 | 14 | |
| 1893 | — | #479 | 15 | |
| 1892 | — | #348 | 29 | |
| 1891 | — | #364 | 22 | |
| 1890 | — | #489 | 15 | |
| 1889 | — | #338 | 27 | |
| 1888 | — | #330 | 30 | |
| 1887 | — | #392 | 18 | |
| 1886 | — | #357 | 23 | |
| 1885 | — | #284 | 34 | |
| 1884 | — | #386 | 21 | |
| 1883 | — | #324 | 26 | |
| 1882 | — | #311 | 31 | |
| 1881 | — | #268 | 35 | |
| 1880 | — | #341 | 25 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Seth was already there! It came in at #341, and was given to 25 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1901–1902, when fewer than 16 boys a year got the name.
Where Seth is popular in 1986
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Nebraska#44 · 1 in 150
- Maine#55 · 1 in 186
- Vermont#57 · 1 in 195
- Iowa#59 · 1 in 211
- New Hampshire#60 · 1 in 249
Best ever in a state: #26 in South Dakota, 1995.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | #44 | 74 | 1 in 150 |
| Maine | #55 | 39 | 1 in 186 |
| Vermont | #57 | 17 | 1 in 195 |
| Iowa | #59 | 86 | 1 in 211 |
| New Hampshire | #60 | 28 | 1 in 249 |
| Idaho | #63 | 28 | 1 in 243 |
| South Dakota | #64 | 20 | 1 in 239 |
| Wyoming | #65 | 14 | 1 in 223 |
| Kansas | #68 | 57 | 1 in 303 |
| Indiana | #69 | 109 | 1 in 339 |
| North Dakota | #69 | 20 | 1 in 258 |
| Oregon | #69 | 57 | 1 in 315 |
| Montana | #72 | 17 | 1 in 307 |
| Ohio | #72 | 219 | 1 in 345 |
| Colorado | #73 | 70 | 1 in 360 |
| Arkansas | #74 | 47 | 1 in 314 |
| Minnesota | #78 | 70 | 1 in 439 |
| Rhode Island | #79 | 13 | 1 in 460 |
| Massachusetts | #80 | 71 | 1 in 552 |
| Utah | #80 | 48 | 1 in 344 |
| West Virginia | #80 | 28 | 1 in 397 |
| Missouri | #81 | 78 | 1 in 461 |
| Alaska | #82 | 15 | 1 in 317 |
| Pennsylvania | #83 | 159 | 1 in 486 |
| Connecticut | #85 | 39 | 1 in 521 |
| Wisconsin | #85 | 65 | 1 in 511 |
| Louisiana | #86 | 77 | 1 in 442 |
| Washington | #87 | 68 | 1 in 460 |
| Kentucky | #90 | 48 | 1 in 498 |
| North Carolina | #91 | 80 | 1 in 511 |
| Tennessee | #91 | 61 | 1 in 513 |
| Oklahoma | #92 | 49 | 1 in 459 |
| Arizona | #98 | 57 | 1 in 477 |
| Alabama | #103 | 44 | 1 in 575 |
| Virginia | #113 | 50 | 1 in 756 |
| Illinois | #114 | 106 | 1 in 753 |
| Maryland | #120 | 37 | 1 in 765 |
| Nevada | #122 | 11 | 1 in 580 |
| Michigan | #124 | 72 | 1 in 886 |
| New Mexico | #131 | 18 | 1 in 631 |
| Georgia | #132 | 57 | 1 in 775 |
| New York | #132 | 130 | 1 in 940 |
| Mississippi | #133 | 25 | 1 in 683 |
| Hawaii | #148 | 9 | 1 in 721 |
| Texas | #155 | 190 | 1 in 770 |
| Florida | #167 | 74 | 1 in 1,033 |
| California | #204 | 192 | 1 in 1,189 |
| South Carolina | #213 | 16 | 1 in 1,317 |
| New Jersey | #299 | 15 | 1 in 3,172 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Seth
- 26 spots since 2024 (#555 → #581)
- 149 spots since 2020 (#432 → #581)
- 311 spots since 2015 (#270 → #581)
- Biggest jump: 239 spots in 1903 (#744 → #505)
- Biggest drop: 238 spots in 1902 (#506 → #744)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2000 at #63 (6,717 births)
- Births halved by 2008, 8 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 22 yrs · run 1997–2005
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 292 boys born in 2000 were named Seth (0.34%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,382 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
- 29.0% of all boys named Seth (48,161) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 270 | #268 (1881) | #333 |
| 1890s | 168 | #348 (1892) | #500 |
| 1900s | 181 | #430 (1900) | #559 |
| 1910s | 642 | #531 (1913) | #649 |
| 1920s | 874 | #602 (1920) | #695 |
| 1930s | 612 | #725 (1934) | #797 |
| 1940s | 852 | #574 (1949) | #710 |
| 1950s | 2,101 | #443 (1958) | #527 |
| 1960s | 3,787 | #319 (1969) | #408 |
| 1970s | 16,584 | #101 (1979) | #174 |
| 1980s | 31,129 | #89 (1987) | #97 |
| 1990s | 42,213 | #65 (1999) | #93 |
| 2000s | 48,161 | #63 (2000) | #94 |
| 2010s | 14,671 | #164 (2010) | #269 |
| 2020s | 3,548 | #432 (2020) | #509 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Seth in 1986
Top girls' names in 1986
Top boys' names in 1986
More about 1986
girls
1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 81,693 of them was named Seth, which outranked 69.7% of the 12,836 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,757Vy22
- #3,757Willow22
- #3,757Yen22
- #3,890Seth21
- #3,890Adriann21
- #3,890Alan21
- #3,890Alanda21
- #4,028Aasha20
- #4,028Abril20
- #4,028Adena20
Tied with 137 names at #3,890; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 618 of them was named Seth, which outranked 98.8% of the 7,830 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.