Jethro

#952 for boys in 2025, 245 births

Peak · boys
1899 · 7 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
4,325
since 1893

Jethro over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Jethro has never cracked the top 800 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202018peak #857, 1899boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yearboys
rankbirths
2025#952245
2024#1,068204
2023#1,118189
2022#1,146181
2021#1,237155
2020#1,297139
2019#1,244151
2018#1,193159
2017#1,460116
2016#1,313137
2015#1,481112
2014#1,551103
2013#1,69587
2012#1,90975
2011#1,90573
2010#2,06965
2009#2,16862
2008#3,56130
2007#3,37932
2006#3,38431
2005#3,61526
2004#3,86023
2003#4,81516
2002#3,25927
2001#4,30218
2000#3,64022
1999#3,59121
1998#3,59720
1997#4,45114
1996#3,83017
1995#4,05215
1994#3,32620
1993#3,14121
1992#2,99922
1991#3,46217
1990#3,46717
1989#3,44616
1988#2,76520
1987#3,07216
1986#2,29024
1985#2,71018
1984#3,45912
1983#2,40820
1982#3,48212
1981#2,33821
1980#2,44420
1979#2,46519
1978#2,47318
1977#2,45818
1976#2,32919
1975#2,90213
1974#1,93423
1973#2,60614
1972#2,24317
1971#2,55814
1970#2,39915
1969#2,68211
1968#2,9079
1967#2,9858
1966#2,9868
1965#2,47611
1964#2,8549
1963#2,8589
1962#1,89618
1961#2,40912
1960#2,42312
1959#2,29513
1958#1,51127
1957#1,51127
1956#1,64223
1955#1,64622
1954#1,52525
1953#1,42728
1952#1,54724
1951#1,48925
1950#1,43426
1949#1,22734
1948#1,43026
1947#1,85017
1946#2,6908
1945#1,44521
1944#1,52520
1943#1,57720
1942#1,49622
1941#1,53220
1940#1,51920
1939#1,71216
1938#2,18511
1937#1,82815
1936#1,58718
1935#1,49421
1934#1,35725
1933#1,45622
1932#1,50922
1931#1,42724
1930#1,64420
1929#2,00215
1928#1,70720
1927#1,40728
1926#1,19236
1925#1,33230
1924#1,26333
1923#1,04146
1922#1,59123
1921#1,26733
1920#1,27332
1919#1,15936
1918#1,40426
1917#1,20332
1916#1,59420
1915#1,55320
1914#1,12726
1913#91429
1912#1,09518
1911#98212
1910#1,04510
1909#1,4405
1908#1,3735
1907#1,2006
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1900#1,0507
1899#8577
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First appearance
1893

The first year at least five boys were named Jethro! It came in at #1,035, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1893–1898, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Jethro is popular in 2018

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Jethro, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Jethro, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Jethro, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Jethro, so not publishedNHWashington: #757 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,929 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Jethro, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Jethro, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jethro, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #695 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,445 boysMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Jethro, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Jethro, so not publishedWIMichigan: #969 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,649 boysMINew York: #1,212 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 10,638 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Jethro, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Jethro, so not publishedRIOregon: #540 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,770 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Jethro, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Jethro, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Jethro, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Jethro, so not publishedIAIndiana: #743 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,852 boysINOhio: #1,215 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 11,462 boysOHPennsylvania: #587 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 4,090 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Jethro, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Jethro, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,372 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 15,886 boysCAUtah: #656 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,900 boysUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Jethro, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Jethro, so not publishedNEMissouri: #679 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,335 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Jethro, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Jethro, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Jethro, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Jethro, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Jethro, so not publishedDEArizona: #864 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,838 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Jethro, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Jethro, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Jethro, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Jethro, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Jethro, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Jethro, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Jethro, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Jethro, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Jethro, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Jethro, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Jethro, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Jethro, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Jethro, so not publishedHITexas: #1,298 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 13,452 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Jethro, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Oregon#540 · 1 in 2,770
  2. Pennsylvania#587 · 1 in 4,090
  3. Utah#656 · 1 in 3,900
  4. Missouri#679 · 1 in 4,335
  5. Minnesota#695 · 1 in 4,445

Best ever in a state: #188 in North Carolina, 1911.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oregon#54061 in 2,770
Pennsylvania#587141 in 4,090
Utah#65651 in 3,900
Missouri#67971 in 4,335
Minnesota#69561 in 4,445
Indiana#74371 in 4,852
Washington#75771 in 4,929
Arizona#86451 in 6,838
Michigan#96961 in 7,649
New York#1,21291 in 10,638
Ohio#1,21551 in 11,462
Texas#1,298131 in 13,452
California#1,372131 in 15,886
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Jethro
Momentum · boys
Rising
  • 116 spots since 2024 (#1,068 → #952)
  • 345 spots since 2020 (#1,297 → #952)
  • 529 spots since 2015 (#1,481 → #952)
  • Biggest jump: 181 spots in 1913 (#1,095 → #914)
  • Biggest drop: 213 spots in 1914 (#914 → #1,127)
Rise & fade · boys
6 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1893
  • Peaked 1899 at #857 (7 births)
  • Births halved by 1901, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 4 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 4 yrs · 1899–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 6,972
  • Highest: 1 in 6,972 boys born in 2025 were named Jethro (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #857 in 1899, was only 1 in 15,173 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2020s
  • 25.7% of all boys named Jethro (1,113) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s12#857 (1899)#946
1900s28#1,050 (1900)#1,254
1910s229#914 (1913)#1,208
1920s296#1,041 (1923)#1,408
1930s194#1,357 (1934)#1,620
1940s208#1,227 (1949)#1,629
1950s240#1,427 (1953)#1,603
1960s107#1,896 (1962)#2,648
1970s170#1,934 (1974)#2,437
1980s179#2,290 (1986)#2,841
1990s184#2,999 (1992)#3,592
2000s287#2,168 (2009)#3,598
2010s1,078#1,193 (2018)#1,582
2020s1,113#952 (2025)#1,136

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Jethro in 2018

boys
#1,193
159 births · 1 in 11,422 boys

Top boys' names in 2018

  1. #1Liam19,977
  2. #2Noah18,441
  3. #3William14,646
  4. #4James13,650
  5. #5Oliver13,500
  6. #6Benjamin13,488
  7. #7Elijah13,020
  8. #8Lucas12,665
  9. #9Mason12,526
  10. #10Logan12,447
  11. #1,193Jethro159
More about 2018

boys

1,816,158 boys got a published name in 2018; 1 in 11,422 of them was named Jethro, which outranked 91.5% of the 14,118 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jethro
  1. #1,188Kanan160
  2. #1,188Montgomery160
  3. #1,188Sami160
  4. #1,193Jethro159
  5. #1,193Campbell159
  6. #1,195Clinton158
  7. #1,195Ismail158
  8. #1,195Link158

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2017
Risers
  1. ↑ 594Genesis#1,575 → #981
  2. ↑ 436Baker#1,149 → #713
  3. ↑ 430Saint#1,287 → #857
  4. ↑ 319Kairo#802 → #483
  5. ↑ 307Watson#1,020 → #713
Fallers
  1. ↓ 235Aaden#893 → #1,128
  2. ↓ 224Dilan#917 → #1,141
  3. ↓ 201Craig#980 → #1,181
  4. ↓ 177Mike#951 → #1,128
  5. ↓ 172Harper#798 → #970

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2018 →