Jethro

Boy name

Jethro has been given to 4,325 babies in the U.S. since 1893. It peaked in 2025 and currently ranks #953 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈd͡ʒɛθɹəʊ/

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יִתְרוֹ (yitró).

Origin: Hebrew

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

4,325

Peak year

2025 (245 babies)

Rank in 2025

#953 for boys

First recorded

1893

10-year trend

▲ +119%

Gender split

All boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Jethro.

4,340 babies since 1968

4,343 babies since 1971

4,295 babies since 1987

4,377 babies since 1880

4,265 babies since 1994

4,392 babies since 1990

4,256 babies since 1880

4,413 babies since 1988

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