The baby name Set is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /sɛt/ ("set").
Set is Egyptian in Origin.
The baby name Set is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /sɛt/ ("set").
Set is Egyptian in Origin.
Set is the Anglicized form of the ancient Egyptian deity name sṯḫ (conventionally transcribed Set/Seth), rendered in Greek as Seth or Sethos and in later Coptic as Sēt. The Egyptian etymology is debated; proposals include meanings connected to “pillar” or to a “dazzling/turbulent one,” aligning with his domains of desert, storms, and disorder. Through Biblical Greek the visually identical Seth became widespread, from Hebrew Šēt “appointed, placed”; while etymologically separate, the two streams have long overlapped in English usage.
As a personal name in pharaonic Egypt, it appears chiefly in theophoric forms such as Seti (“man of Set”) and Setnakht (“Set is strong”). In modern naming, Set is rare but sometimes chosen for its stark look and mythic resonance, and it can be used unisex. Variants and related forms include Seth, Setekh, Sutekh, Setesh, Seti, and Greek Sethos; feminine adaptations like Seta occur regionally.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KH | Girls | 0 | #6 | 1 | 148 |
| NA | 0 | #33 | 1 | 2,537 | |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #138 | 2 | 6,332 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #150 | 2 | 4,216 |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #153 | 2 | 4,685 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2021 | #180 | 4 | 1,578 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| GH | 0 | #246 | 3 | 5,396 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #246 | 8 | 6,830 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| SG | 0 | #279 | 4 | 11,010 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #290 | 7 | 6,578 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #314 | 32 | 7,678 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #331 | 9 | 7,570 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #334 | 12 | 8,138 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #338 | 3 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #339 | 5 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #352 | 3 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #356 | 2 | 8,483 | |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| EG | 0 | #373 | 28 | 6,387 | |
| YE | 0 | #392 | 7 | 8,639 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #406 | 3 | 11,440 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #420 | 5 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #426 | 4 | 13,098 |
| MX | 0 | #442 | 4 | 8,339 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #464 | 42 | 12,621 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #476 | 29 | 11,303 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #480 | 4 | 7,628 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #494 | 600 | 14,742 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #496 | 4 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #500 | 6 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #504 | 7 | 10,188 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #504 | 12 | 19,177 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #518 | 13 | 8,334 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #519 | 5 | 11,913 |
| LY | 0 | #522 | 14 | 12,703 | |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #539 | 9 | 10,981 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #555 | 3 | 12,905 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #557 | 4 | 11,671 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #560 | 6 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #591 | 7 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #601 | 5 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #615 | 8 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #624 | 2 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #628 | 5 | 18,916 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #629 | 2 | 8,289 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #638 | 8 | 11,648 |
| LB | 0 | #639 | 20 | 13,263 | |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #643 | 8 | 16,104 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #649 | 17 | 13,390 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #673 | 10 | 3,552 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #685 | 13 | 17,960 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #693 | 5 | 13,071 |
| SY | 0 | #705 | 24 | 11,684 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #741 | 3 | 18,093 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #783 | 3 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #803 | 4 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #813 | 17 | 13,765 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #825 | 2 | 15,093 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #844 | 35 | 14,506 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #846 | 41 | 15,035 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #890 | 46 | 25,931 |
| United States | Boys | 2022 | #902 | 7 | 7,226 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #910 | 21 | 5,610 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #911 | 10 | 15,656 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #914 | 5 | 17,948 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #918 | 65 | 16,355 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #950 | 45 | 24,821 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #994 | 8 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 2 | 14,861 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,031 | 9 | 16,750 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,055 | 57 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,102 | 27 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,141 | 3 | 22,615 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,142 | 35 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,155 | 24 | 25,619 |
| TR | 0 | #1,185 | 27 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,231 | 6 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,266 | 2 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,444 | 28 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,574 | 41 | 28,008 |
Set is popular in 64 countries — most recent births per country:
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