Given name
Sethe
“one who has been appointed”
Sethe is a variant of Seth. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who has been appointed.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Sethe is a variant of Seth. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who has been appointed.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Sethe is a variant of Seth. Seth has been associated with Hebrew, Hindi, and Sanskrit naming traditions. The precise derivation is uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1996. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Sethe is a variant of Seth. The history of Seth gives this family its wider story. In Genesis 4:25, Eve names the child born after Abel’s death Seth in connection with the idea of being “appointed” or “placed.” The name later found favor among Puritans, including for children born after the loss of a sibling.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Sethe through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 32
- 32 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2007. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 8 in 2000.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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