Set vs Seth

Side-by-side comparison of Set and Seth — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Set

Boy name

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Name B

Seth

Boy name · Rank #557

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Set Seth
Current Rank Unranked #557
Total Births (all years) 27 165,273
Peak Year 2022 2000
Peak Year Births 7 6,717
Peak Decade 2020ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1997 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Set Seth
1880ss — 270
1890ss — 168
1900ss — 181
1910ss — 642
1920ss — 874
1930ss — 612
1940ss — 852
1950ss — 2,101
1960ss — 3,787
1970ss — 16,586
1980ss — 31,129
1990ss 5 42,209
2000ss 5 48,161
2010ss 5 14,668
2020ss 12 3,033

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Set Seth
2014 — 1,506
2015 — 1,350
2016 — 1,168
2017 — 1,066
2018 — 860
2019 5 830
2020 5 687
2021 — 605
2022 7 649
2023 — 562
2024 — 530

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1997–2022.

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