Unisex name · since 1994

Seton

45 babies named Seton in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#22,961 of 45,481
all-time among boys
45
born since 1994
2010s
peak decade

45 boys have been named Seton since 1994, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Seton recorded 45 times among boys since 1994, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2015.

  • #22,961 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 45 born since 1994
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Seton ranks #22,961 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 45 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.

#22,961 of 45,481
all-time among boys
45
born since 1994
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Seton's 45 recorded births place it above 49.44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Seton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Seton's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1994, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Seton popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2015

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2013)
10
Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
4681012 199420112012201320142015 7

Seton popularity over time - girls

10 total births recorded since 1995 (Seton as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 10 births
5 19952012 5

Seton by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (40 births, 89% of the file).

2010s was Seton's strongest decade.

40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 89% of all-time use.

Seton births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 40 births (89% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Seton? ▼
Since 1994, Social Security records show 45 babies named Seton. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #22,961 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2015. Its busiest year on record was 2013, with 10 births.
Where does Seton sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Seton ranks #22,961 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Seton most popular? ▼
Seton was most popular in the 2010s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
Is Seton a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Seton is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 45 births, and as a girl's name it has 10 births.
How long has the name Seton been used? ▼
Seton has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 22 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Seton? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Seth, Sethan, Sethe, Set, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Seton

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Two nationwide peer axes for Seton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 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, 1994–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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 Seton 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 August 2026.