Seth Name Popularity

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How popular is Seth?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Seth, ranked the 376th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 500 most popular, Seth has been a top 1000 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

Position 63, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 2000 with 6,717 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Seth was 10 in 1902.

Seth, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1896-1900, 1908-1916, 1944-1949, 1950-1958, 1965-1980, 1984-1987, and 1995-2000, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 2006-2017.

The popularity trend for Seth has been spiralling downward for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Seth for their newborn has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Seth?

Seth's popularity is at a very low point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Seth is chosen by a number of parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Seth (Girl)		Seth (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	851	376
2017		< 5	--	1,060	320
2016		< 5	--	1,162	303
2015		< 5	--	1,344	274
2014		5	18,755	1,502	250
2013		5	18,814	1,593	231
2012		< 5	--	1,812	209
2011		5	19,084	2,092	184
2010		< 5	--	2,378	164
2009		< 5	--	2,942	139
2008		5	19,969	3,282	128
2007		9	12,489	3,768	115
2006		13	9,184	4,327	103
2005		7	14,242	4,712	91
2004		28	4,792	5,185	80
2003		8	12,209	5,255	80
2002		11	9,376	5,738	72
2001		9	10,860	6,223	68
2000		8	11,596	6,717	63
1999		6	14,103	6,303	65
1998		6	13,796	4,586	87
1997		8	10,623	4,043	97
1996		14	6,676	3,886	103
1995		8	10,326	3,912	96
1994		7	11,537	4,133	90
1993		14	6,552	4,060	93
1992		13	6,969	3,911	94
1991		16	5,892	3,807	99
1990		11	7,761	3,560	102
1989		11	7,353	3,635	94
1988		19	4,620	3,491	90
1987		14	5,556	3,339	89
1986		21	3,997	2,980	97
1985		19	4,253	2,820	105
1984		20	3,959	2,912	99
1983		16	4,645	2,859	98
1982		20	4,001	2,909	102
1981		33	2,767	3,138	95
1980		16	4,697	3,051	99
1979		16	4,576	2,838	101
1978		17	4,219	2,505	106
1977		16	4,384	2,288	119
1976		9	6,477	2,098	128
1975		12	5,101	1,869	136
1974		8	6,743	1,412	170
1973		< 5	--	1,137	196
1972		7	7,118	869	244
1971		< 5	--	780	272
1970		< 5	--	793	269
1969		< 5	--	582	319
1968		< 5	--	525	333
1967		5	7,638	394	380
1966		< 5	--	343	409
1965		< 5	--	325	428
1964		< 5	--	346	429
1963		< 5	--	291	462
1962		< 5	--	315	446
1961		< 5	--	330	442
1960		< 5	--	341	436
1959		< 5	--	292	468
1958		< 5	--	315	441
1957		< 5	--	260	487
1956		< 5	--	247	486
1955		< 5	--	215	506
1954		< 5	--	215	495
1953		< 5	--	176	538
1952		< 5	--	129	621
1951		< 5	--	119	648
1950		< 5	--	132	594
1949		< 5	--	138	575
1948		< 5	--	99	679
1947		< 5	--	90	726
1946		< 5	--	91	680
1945		< 5	--	77	698
1944		< 5	--	63	795
1943		< 5	--	84	701
1942		< 5	--	82	709
1941		< 5	--	70	745
1940		< 5	--	57	838
1939		< 5	--	61	781
1938		< 5	--	65	762
1937		< 5	--	60	800
1936		< 5	--	52	851
1935		< 5	--	56	842
1934		< 5	--	71	728
1933		< 5	--	70	731
1932		< 5	--	66	785
1931		< 5	--	56	854
1930		< 5	--	55	907
1929		< 5	--	64	813
1928		< 5	--	74	750
1927		< 5	--	68	810
1926		< 5	--	82	708
1925		< 5	--	96	653
1924		< 5	--	83	729
1923		< 5	--	94	663
1922		< 5	--	95	664
1921		< 5	--	109	607
1920		< 5	--	109	603
1919		< 5	--	86	672
1918		< 5	--	100	616
1917		< 5	--	81	667
1916		< 5	--	84	639
1915		< 5	--	80	651
1914		< 5	--	67	621
1913		< 5	--	66	536
1912		< 5	--	41	667
1911		< 5	--	22	686
1910		< 5	--	15	815
1909		< 5	--	23	556
1908		< 5	--	20	579
1907		< 5	--	20	553
1906		< 5	--	17	582
1905		< 5	--	17	589
1904		< 5	--	14	640
1903		< 5	--	18	520
1902		< 5	--	10	787
1901		< 5	--	15	529
1900		< 5	--	27	442
1899		< 5	--	11	654
1898		< 5	--	14	603
1897		< 5	--	19	457
1896		< 5	--	11	717
1895		< 5	--	18	488
1894		< 5	--	14	560
1893		< 5	--	15	502
1892		< 5	--	29	354
1891		< 5	--	22	373
1890		< 5	--	15	507
1889		< 5	--	27	347
1888		< 5	--	30	342
1887		< 5	--	18	403
1886		< 5	--	23	367
1885		< 5	--	34	289
1884		< 5	--	21	395
1883		< 5	--	26	330
1882		< 5	--	31	312
1881		< 5	--	35	269
1880		< 5	--	25	349

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.