Total births
32
Boys' name · since 1996
Sethe
32 babies named Sethe in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 32
- total births
- 1996–2007
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 63%
- born in that decade
Sethe is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 32 have been recorded since 1996.
Sethe has 32 recorded births among boys since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2007.
- 32 total births
- 1996–2007 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 63% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
32 boys have been named Sethe since 1996, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2007.
- 32
- total births
- 1996–2007
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 63%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
63% of everyone ever named Sethe was born in this single decade.
2000
Single peak year
8 babies were named Sethe in 2000 - its busiest year on record.
Sethe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sethe's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2007, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sethe at a glance
Last recorded 2007Peak year
2000
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1996
Sethe popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2007
- Peak year (2000)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Sethe by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Sethe's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Sethe births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 20 births (63% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Sethe? ▼
Sethe has been given to 32 babies in the U.S. since 1996, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2007. 8 babies were born in 2000, its single highest year.
When was Sethe most popular? ▼
Sethe was most popular in the 2000s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Sethe been used? ▼
Sethe has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 12 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Sethe? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Seth, Seton, Sethan, Set, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Sethe
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Seton Boy
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Sethan Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1996–2007 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Sethe: Baby Name Since 1996 - 32 Births, Peak 2000." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/sethe. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sethe draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.