Seth
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About Seth
The long-neglected name of Adam and Eve's third son after Cain and Abel, Seth is appreciated for its gentle, understated presence -- and strong middle-name potential. It reached a high of Number 63 in the year 2000.
The name was adopted in England in the late Middle ages, then popularized by the Puritans after the Protestant Reformation.
Seth was widely heard in the American old West, as reflected in such vintage TV oaters as Wagon Train, featuring Major Seth Adams. George Eliot and Charles Dickens both created characters named Seth and there is a Twilight werewolf called Seth Clearwater.
Currently, Seth has taken on a lighter persona via such high-profile comical Seths as talk-show host Seth Meyers, the movies' Seth Rogen and animated-comedy creator Seth MacFarlane.
As of October 2026, Seth ranked #581 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #63 in 2000, Nameberry popularity #423.
Editor's take: The name Seth is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "appointed, placed".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #250 | 1,506 | 784 |
| 2015 | #271 | 1,350 | 704.3 |
| 2016 | #303 | 1,168 | 615.5 |
| 2017 | #320 | 1,066 | 575.9 |
| 2018 | #375 | 860 | 473.5 |
| 2019 | #380 | 830 | 462.6 |
| 2020 | #433 | 687 | 398 |
| 2021 | #489 | 605 | 345.8 |
| 2022 | #474 | 649 | 371.7 |
| 2023 | #526 | 562 | 328.5 |
| 2024 | #558 | 530 | 307.6 |
| 2025 | #581 | 505 | 295.7 |
World rankings
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Famous Seths
- Seth Rogen
Canadian actor and comedian
- (Timothy) Seth Avett
American musician
- Seth Adam Meyers
American TV host, comedian, and writer
- Seth Woodbury MacFarlane
American series creator, writer, comedian, and actor
- Seth Benjamin Green
American actor and writer
- Seth Gabel
American actor
- Seth Adham Curry
American basketball player
- Seth Rollins (born Colby Daniel Lopez)
American pro wrestler
- Seth Low
American politician; 92nd mayor of New York City
- Seth Wilbur Moulton
U.S. congressman from Massachusetts
Seth in pop culture
- Set aka Seth
god of the desert, storms and chaos in Egyptian mythology
- Seth Cohen
character on TV's "The O.C."
- Seth Clearwater
character in the Twilight series
- Seth Mortenson
character in Richelle Meads Succubus series
- Seth Twiright
the cause of literally everything that occurs in Evillious Chronicles
- Seth Powers
character on TV's "Ned's Declassifed School Survival Guide"
- Seth
character in film "Superbad"
- Seth Morgan
character in Melissa Marr's "Wicked Lovely" series
- Seth
character on British TV series "Misfits"
- Seth Sorenson
character in Brandon Mull's Fablehaven series
- Seth
main character in film "Race to Witch Mountain," brother of Sara
- Mr. Seth Branson
a character on MTV's "Scream"
- Seth Grayson
White House Press Secretary on "House of Cards"
- Seth Milchik
From the TV Series “Severance”
- Seth Capella
character in the Zodiac Academy series
- Seth Brundle
Protagonist of the 1980s horror film 'The Fly'