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Jethro

Boy

Meaning of Jethro: Hebrew: 'abundance'

Jethro is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 957th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1951st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#957

245 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1951

12 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

4,325

First recorded 1893 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 21 babies1982: 12 babies1983: 20 babies1984: 12 babies1985: 18 babies1986: 24 babies1987: 16 babies1988: 20 babies1989: 16 babies1990: 17 babies19901991: 17 babies1992: 22 babies1993: 21 babies1994: 20 babies1995: 15 babies1996: 17 babies1997: 14 babies1998: 20 babies1999: 21 babies2000: 22 babies20002001: 18 babies2002: 27 babies2003: 16 babies2004: 23 babies2005: 26 babies2006: 31 babies2007: 32 babies2008: 30 babies2009: 62 babies2010: 65 babies20102011: 73 babies2012: 75 babies2013: 87 babies2014: 103 babies2015: 112 babies2016: 137 babies2017: 116 babies2018: 159 babies2019: 151 babies2020: 139 babies20202021: 155 babies2022: 181 babies2023: 189 babies2024: 204 babies2025: 245 babies
US babies named Jethro per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 245.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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