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Meaning

The name Seth has the following meaning:

One who has been appointed. In the book of Genesis in the Bible, Seth was Adam and Eve's third son.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Seth is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 77 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Seth fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 12 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 140 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Seth in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Seth is pronounced as se-th

Origins

Seth originates from the Hebrew language.
See other suggested Hebrew boy baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Seth and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Seth: Boys - Abraham, Caleb, Elijah, Emmanuel, Gideon, Hyman, Jesus, Meir, Moses, Myer, Saul, Girls - Abigail, Dara, Datya, Both genders - Matthew

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Seth: Set, Sett, Shet, Shett, Sutekh

Style

We think the name Seth should fall under the following style category: Biblical.

See other Biblical boy names

Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Seth to be: Intelligent, conscientious and reliable

In one word, you might describe Seth as a(n) "reliable" person.

See other "reliable" names for boys.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Seth (or its variants) are:

Seth Benjamin Gesshel-Green , born on 8 February, a famous actor. Seth Benjamin Gesshel-Green 's background: An American actor, comedian, voice actor, and television producer. He is known for his acting roles as Doctor Evil's son Scott in the Austin Powers series of comedy films and Daniel 'Oz' Osbourne in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Seth Rogen, born on 15 April, a famous actor. Seth Rogen's background: A Canadian actor, comedian and writer.

Seth Woodbury MacFarlane, born on 26 October, a famous actor. Seth Woodbury MacFarlane's background: A two-time Emmy-winning American comedian, animator, screenwriter, producer, actor, voice actor, and composer. MacFarlane is best known as the creator of the popular FOX animated series Family Guy and American Dad!. He was also the executive producer of the short-lived television series The Winner.
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