Given name & surname
Zeth
“one who has been appointed”
Zeth is a form of Seth. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who has been appointed.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Zeth carries the interpretation “one who has been appointed.” Zeth is a form of Seth. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who has been appointed.” Its derivation is not certain.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
Zeth is used as a form of Seth.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Zeth is a form 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
Zeth through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,202
- 1,202 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 59 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #13,908 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −42%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 13,908 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 41.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 59 in 1999. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,014 as a first name in 2020; 125 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Zeth’s family of names
Zeth is a form of Seth. Zeth has a related form in Zethe.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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