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Seth

Boy's name · #581 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Seth reached #63 in 2000 and has faded to #581 since. About 166,000 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 40 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#107 in N. Ireland (2025) · #186 in Netherlands (2025) · #245 in New Zealand (2025) · #294 in England & Wales (2025) · #360 in Sweden (2025) · #373 in Canada (2025) · #534 in Belgium (2025) · #560 in Scotland (2025) · #577 in Ireland (2025) · #1,696 in France (2025) · #1,962 in Ecuador (2025) · #2,786 in Italy (2024) and 6 more.

Famous Seths

• Seth MacFarlane — American actor, animator, filmmaker, and singer (born 1973)
• Seth Rogen — Canadian actor, comedian, and filmmaker (born 1982)
• Seth Green — American actor (born 1974)
• Seth Rollins — American professional wrestler (born 1986)
• Seth Meyers — American comedian and TV host (born 1973)
• Seth Godin — American author and dot com business executive (born 1960)
• Seth Barnes Nicholson — American astronomer (1891–1963)

In stories & tradition

• Seth — Biblical figure, third son of Adam
• Seth Cohen — The O.C. (TV series)
• Seth Gecko — From Dusk till Dawn (video game)

What Seths become

Among 750 notable people named Seth:

Business leaders appear 1.56× more often than among typical names — e.g. Seth Godin, American author and dot com business executive (born 1960).

Similar names: Jake · Zen · Johnathan · Saul · Sean · Jared

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