Setsuo vs Seth

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

Name A

Setsuo

Boy name

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Name B

Seth

Boy name · Rank #555

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Metric Setsuo Seth
Current Rank Unranked #555
Total Births (all years) 5 165,793
Peak Year 1918 2000
Peak Year Births 5 6,717
Peak Decade 1910ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1918 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Setsuo Seth
1880ss — 270
1890ss — 168
1900ss — 181
1910ss 5 642
1920ss — 874
1930ss — 612
1940ss — 852
1950ss — 2,101
1960ss — 3,787
1970ss — 16,584
1980ss — 31,129
1990ss — 42,213
2000ss — 48,161
2010ss — 14,671
2020ss — 3,548

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Setsuo Seth
2014 — 1,506
2015 — 1,351
2016 — 1,169
2017 — 1,066
2018 — 860
2019 — 831
2020 — 688
2021 — 607
2022 — 651
2023 — 562
2024 — 535
2025 — 505

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, 1918–1918.

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