Set
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name of biblical origin; also spelled Seth.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Set (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Set has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2009. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | – |
| 2005 | – |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | 5 |
| 2010 | – |
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2013 | 5 |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 618 |
| 2000 | 594 |
| 2001 | 559 |
| 2002 | 537 |
| 2003 | 517 |
| 2004 | 501 |
| 2005 | 486 |
| 2006 | 469 |
| 2007 | 455 |
| 2008 | 442 |
| 2009 | 426 |
| 2010 | 411 |
| 2011 | 403 |
| 2012 | 390 |
| 2013 | 379 |
| 2014 | 366 |
| 2015 | 356 |
| 2016 | 348 |
| 2017 | 329 |
| 2018 | 325 |
| 2019 | 309 |
| 2020 | 294 |
Set in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Set.Hi! My name is Set.
- Set ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Set called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Set har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Set has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Sets mamma är lärare.Set's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Sets mamma is Set's mum.
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Questions about Set
How do you pronounce Set in Swedish?
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What does the name Set mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name of biblical origin; also spelled Seth.
How popular is Set in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Set in 2022. In 2020, 294 people in Sweden had Set as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2009 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.