Seth

Hebrew

"appointed, placed"

Seth Origin and Meaning

The name Seth is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "appointed, placed".

The long-neglected name of Adam and Eve's third son after Cain and Abel, Seth is appreciated for its gentle, understated presence -- and strong middle-name potential. It reached a high of Number 63 in the year 2000.

The name was adopted in England in the late Middle ages, then popularized by the Puritans after the Protestant Reformation.

Seth was widely heard in the American old West, as reflected in such vintage TV oaters as Wagon Train, featuring Major Seth Adams. George Eliot and Charles Dickens both created characters named Seth and there is a Twilight werewolf called Seth Clearwater.

Currently, Seth has taken on a lighter persona via such high-profile comical Seths as talk-show host Seth Meyers, the movies' Seth Rogen and animated-comedy creator Seth MacFarlane.

Seth Rank in US Top 1000

# 524 in the US

Seth Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 255 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Seth

• 524 US 2023
• 255 Nameberry 2025
• 230 England 2023
• 96 Australia 2014
• 122 Netherlands 2015

20 Names Similar to Seth

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• Dominic
• Colin
• Jonas
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• Spencer
• Alec
• Evan
• Ian
• Jeremiah
• Dean
• Marcus
• Donovan
• Josiah
• Duncan
• Garrett
• Gavin
• Kenneth

Famous People Named Seth

• Seth Rogen Canadian actor and comedian
• (Timothy) Seth Avett American musician
• Seth Adam Meyers American TV host, comedian, and writer
• Seth Woodbury MacFarlane American series creator, writer, comedian, and actor
• Seth Benjamin Green American actor and writer
• Seth Gabel American actor
• Seth Adham Curry American basketball player
• Seth Rollins (born Colby Daniel Lopez) American pro wrestler
• Seth Low American politician; 92nd mayor of New York City
• Seth Wilbur Moulton U.S. congressman from Massachusetts

The name Seth in Pop Culture

• Set aka Seth god of the desert, storms and chaos in Egyptian mythology
• Seth Cohen character on TV's "The O.C."
• Seth Clearwater character in the Twilight series
• Seth Mortenson character in Richelle Meads Succubus series
• Seth Twiright the cause of literally everything that occurs in Evillious Chronicles
• Seth Powers character on TV's "Ned's Declassifed School Survival Guide"
• Seth character in film "Superbad"
• Seth Morgan character in Melissa Marr's "Wicked Lovely" series
• Seth character on British TV series "Misfits"
• Seth Sorenson character in Brandon Mull's Fablehaven series
• Seth main character in film "Race to Witch Mountain," brother of Sara
• Mr. Seth Branson a character on MTV's "Scream"
• Seth Grayson White House Press Secretary on "House of Cards"