Boy name
Seth
Seth holds the #581 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 505 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #432 in 2020 to #581 today. Its strongest year on record was 2000 (#63 nationally, 6,717 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Indiana (#292 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#581
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#63
in 2000 (2000s)
Babies in 2025
505
boys named Seth
Seth popularity, 1880–2025
Where Seth is most popular
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Indiana (#292), Mississippi (#370), Oregon (#351)
Uniqueness score
43/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind
Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Seth in the most recent year of SSA data.
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