Seth

Where Seth comes from

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σήθ (Sḗth), from Biblical Hebrew שֵׁת (Šet, literally “chosen one, appointed, placed”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Seth
  • Hebrew
  • 1 syllable
Along the way
  1. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #341 among boys — 25 babies in the first year on record.
  2. 1973
    Seth MacFarlane born
    American writer, actor, and producer
  3. 1982
    Seth Rogen born
    Canadian actor, comedian, and filmmaker
  4. 2000
    Peak, #63
    6,717 babies named Seth — more than any year before or since.
  5. 2008
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #128.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Hebrew.
Namesakes
  • Seth MacFarlane · American writer, actor, and producer, born 1973
  • Seth Rogen · Canadian actor, comedian, and filmmaker, born 1982
  • Seth Green · American actor, born 1974
  • Seth Rollins · American professional wrestler and actor, born 1986
  • Seth Meyers · American comedian, television host and actor, born 1973

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.