Jethro
Jethro is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 201 births. Its best rank was 903rd, in 1899.
- Rank in 2024
- —outside the top 1,000
- Births in 2024
- 2010.01% of boys
- Peak year
- 2024201 births
- Best rank
- #903in 1899
- Since 1893
- 4,077people given the name
The story in the numbers
4,077 boys have been named Jethro in the United States since 1893, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 201 births.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2007, and the 2010s alone account for 26%. It has spent 2 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Rank among boys, year by year
By decade
| Decade | boys named Jethro | |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 12 | |
| 1900s | 28 | |
| 1910s | 229 | |
| 1920s | 296 | |
| 1930s | 194 | |
| 1940s | 208 | |
| 1950s | 240 | |
| 1960s | 107 | |
| 1970s | 170 | |
| 1980s | 179 | |
| 1990s | 184 | |
| 2000s | 287 | |
| 2010s | 1,078 | |
| 2020s | 865 |
In 2024, its biggest year
Jethro was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five boys’ names of 2024 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Theodore and James. See all of 2024.
Names that rose and fell with Jethro
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Edisonpeak 2018
- Emersonpeak 2019
- Ozziepeak 2023
- Parkspeak 2023
- Elliottpeak 2019
- Amadeopeak 2022
- Theodorpeak 2022
- Gentrypeak 2021
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.