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Seth name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Seth ranks #581 in male records (505 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
No published 2025 observation. A missing observation is not zero.
2025 male rank and count
#581 · 505 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 30 male records (535 to 505); rank moved from #555 to #581.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 102 male records (607 to 505); rank moved from #488 to #581.
Peak year in available data
2016: 1,169 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Seth becoming more popular?

Seth's reported male count decreased by 30 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #555 to #581. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

The 2025 file has no published female observation for Seth. That is not a count of zero.

Seth in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for SethFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.1,1690201620252016: 1,169 male records2017: 1,066 male records2018: 860 male records2019: 831 male records2020: 688 male records2021: 607 male records2022: 651 male records2023: 562 male records2024: 535 male records2025: 505 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025——505581
2024——535555
2023——562526
2022——651473
2021——607488
2020——688432
2019——831380
2018——860375
2017——1,066320
2016——1,169303

Questions about Seth’s popularity

How common is Seth in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Seth ranks #581 in male records (505 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Seth?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Seth only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

Use Save or Maybe above to start a device shortlist. Create separate accounts and connect them to see each other’s saved names and maybes. Both saving Seth creates a match.

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