Seth is a boy's name of Hebrew and Biblical origin meaning “appointed.” In 2024 it was given to 530 boys in the United States.
Seth belongs to the Biblical & Christian and Greek tradition. Its meaning — “appointed” — is the sense carried by its Hebrew and Biblical roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Seth first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #63 in 2000, and in 2024 530 babies received the name — 165,273 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Seth means “appointed” in its Hebrew and Biblical roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Seth is a boy name. In 2024, 530 babies received the name in the US.
Seth comes from the Biblical & Christian and Greek tradition.
Seth first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #63 in 2000, and 530 babies were given the name in 2024.
Seth is pronounced /sɛθ/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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