Seti
Seti is a name with a single cultural origin: Ancient Egyptian.
- Ancient Egyptian
Meaning & Origin of Seti
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Seti is a name with a single cultural origin: Ancient Egyptian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Ancient Egyptian
The Story of Seti
The earliest SSA record of Seti as a baby boy name dates back to 2018, when 5 babies received it. 2023 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Seti — #8,914 in the national rankings. About 75% of every Seti on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Seti last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 20 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Seti
Phonetically similar names — useful when Seti is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Settee
- Setee
- Setty
- Ceti
- City
- Citi
- Citie
- Suttee
- Citee
- Sooty
- Saty
- Sati
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Seti
Seti is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2018 and has accumulated 20 births in the dataset. Seti's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #8,914. Use the chart and map above to compare Seti'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.