Set
Set is a name with a single cultural origin: Egyptian Mythology.
- Egyptian Mythology
Meaning & Origin of Set
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Set is a name with a single cultural origin: Egyptian Mythology.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Egyptian Mythology
The Story of Set
Set first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1997, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2022: 7 births, good for #9,821 nationwide. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 44% of all recorded Sets. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2022 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 27 Sets have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Set
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Set. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Seth
- Sutekh
Names that sound like Set
Phonetically similar names — useful when Set is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Cet
- Sette
- Sset
- Pset
- Sete
- Cette
- Sit
- Cit
- Sut
- Sett
- Sitt
- Citt
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Set
Set is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 27 births in the dataset. Set's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #9,821. Use the chart and map above to compare Set's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.