Seth
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name of common usage, variant of Set.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Seth (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Seth has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2013. 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.
Show the figures
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | 12 |
| 2002 | 11 |
| 2003 | 10 |
| 2004 | 11 |
| 2005 | 16 |
| 2006 | 11 |
| 2007 | 24 |
| 2008 | 16 |
| 2009 | 22 |
| 2010 | 31 |
| 2011 | 18 |
| 2012 | 31 |
| 2013 | 59 |
| 2014 | 36 |
| 2015 | 44 |
| 2016 | 54 |
| 2017 | 43 |
| 2018 | 37 |
| 2019 | 32 |
| 2020 | 32 |
| 2021 | 31 |
| 2022 | 25 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 921 |
| 2000 | 901 |
| 2001 | 895 |
| 2002 | 877 |
| 2003 | 866 |
| 2004 | 849 |
| 2005 | 849 |
| 2006 | 836 |
| 2007 | 842 |
| 2008 | 847 |
| 2009 | 849 |
| 2010 | 866 |
| 2011 | 864 |
| 2012 | 887 |
| 2013 | 921 |
| 2014 | 936 |
| 2015 | 970 |
| 2016 | 1,014 |
| 2017 | 1,045 |
| 2018 | 1,067 |
| 2019 | 1,079 |
| 2020 | 1,091 |
Seth in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Seth.Hi! My name is Seth.
- Seth ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Seth called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Vet du om Seth kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Seth is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Seths mamma är lärare.Seth's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Seths mamma is Seth's mum.
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Questions about Seth
How do you pronounce Seth in Swedish?
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What does the name Seth mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name of common usage, variant of Set.
How popular is Seth in Sweden?
25 babies were named Seth in 2022. In 2020, 1,091 people in Sweden had Seth as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2013 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.