Jethro is an uncommon boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Jethro is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #953 for boy births in the United States (and #1,951 across all names), given to 245 babies. Jethro first appears in 1893 and peaked in 2025 (245 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 245 | 245 | #953 |
| 2024 | 204 | 204 | #1,070 |
| 2023 | 189 | 189 | #1,120 |
| 2022 | 181 | 181 | #1,149 |
| 2021 | 155 | 155 | #1,238 |
| 2020 | 139 | 139 | #1,302 |
| 2019 | 151 | 151 | #1,246 |
| 2018 | 159 | 159 | #1,194 |
| 2017 | 116 | 116 | #1,464 |
| 2016 | 137 | 137 | #1,319 |
| 2015 | 112 | 112 | #1,486 |
| 2014 | 103 | 103 | #1,556 |
| 2013 | 87 | 87 | #1,700 |
| 2012 | 75 | 75 | #1,915 |
| 2011 | 73 | 73 | #1,914 |
| 2010 | 65 | 65 | #2,081 |
| 2009 | 62 | 62 | #2,175 |
| 2008 | 30 | 30 | #3,596 |
| 2007 | 32 | 32 | #3,406 |
| 2006 | 31 | 31 | #3,415 |
| 2005 | 26 | 26 | #3,668 |
| 2004 | 23 | 23 | #3,935 |
| 2003 | 16 | 16 | #4,919 |
| 2002 | 27 | 27 | #3,305 |
| 2001 | 18 | 18 | #4,372 |
| 2000 | 22 | 22 | #3,699 |
| 1999 | 21 | 21 | #3,642 |
| 1998 | 20 | 20 | #3,645 |
| 1997 | 14 | — | #4,555 |
| 1996 | 17 | — | #3,916 |
| 1995 | 15 | — | #4,153 |
| 1994 | 20 | — | #3,392 |
| 1993 | 21 | — | #3,198 |
| 1992 | 22 | — | #3,059 |
| 1991 | 17 | — | #3,536 |
| 1990 | 17 | — | #3,523 |
| 1989 | 16 | — | #3,525 |
| 1988 | 20 | — | #2,800 |
| 1987 | 16 | — | #3,129 |
| 1986 | 24 | — | #2,324 |
| 1985 | 18 | — | #2,774 |
| 1984 | 12 | — | #3,566 |
| 1983 | 20 | — | #2,449 |
| 1982 | 12 | — | #3,580 |
| 1981 | 21 | — | #2,376 |
| 1980 | 20 | — | #2,483 |
| 1979 | 19 | — | #2,507 |
| 1978 | 18 | — | #2,523 |
| 1977 | 18 | — | #2,508 |
| 1976 | 19 | — | #2,373 |
| 1975 | 13 | — | #2,988 |
| 1974 | 23 | — | #1,955 |
| 1973 | 14 | — | #2,651 |
| 1972 | 17 | — | #2,283 |
| 1971 | 14 | — | #2,623 |
| 1970 | 15 | — | #2,443 |
| 1969 | 11 | — | #2,772 |
| 1968 | 9 | — | #2,989 |
| 1967 | 8 | — | #3,107 |
| 1966 | 8 | — | #3,111 |
| 1965 | 11 | — | #2,541 |
| 1964 | 9 | — | #2,958 |
| 1963 | 9 | — | #2,949 |
| 1962 | 18 | — | #1,924 |
| 1961 | 12 | — | #2,474 |
| 1960 | 12 | — | #2,476 |
| 1959 | 13 | — | #2,350 |
| 1958 | 27 | — | #1,519 |
| 1957 | 27 | — | #1,531 |
| 1956 | 23 | — | #1,663 |
| 1955 | 22 | — | #1,661 |
| 1954 | 25 | — | #1,542 |
| 1953 | 28 | — | #1,444 |
| 1952 | 24 | — | #1,568 |
| 1951 | 25 | — | #1,505 |
| 1950 | 26 | — | #1,450 |
| 1949 | 34 | — | #1,239 |
| 1948 | 26 | — | #1,443 |
| 1947 | 17 | — | #1,880 |
| 1946 | 8 | — | #2,801 |
| 1945 | 21 | — | #1,472 |
| 1944 | 20 | — | #1,552 |
| 1943 | 20 | — | #1,609 |
| 1942 | 22 | — | #1,512 |
| 1941 | 20 | — | #1,555 |
| 1940 | 20 | — | #1,544 |
| 1939 | 16 | — | #1,759 |
| 1938 | 11 | — | #2,260 |
| 1937 | 15 | — | #1,872 |
| 1936 | 18 | — | #1,613 |
| 1935 | 21 | — | #1,519 |
| 1934 | 25 | — | #1,371 |
| 1933 | 22 | — | #1,478 |
| 1932 | 22 | — | #1,532 |
| 1931 | 24 | — | #1,439 |
| 1930 | 20 | — | #1,672 |
| 1929 | 15 | — | #2,052 |
| 1928 | 20 | — | #1,734 |
| 1927 | 28 | — | #1,423 |
| 1926 | 36 | — | #1,203 |
| 1925 | 30 | — | #1,344 |
| 1924 | 33 | — | #1,278 |
| 1923 | 46 | — | #1,051 |
| 1922 | 23 | — | #1,614 |
| 1921 | 33 | — | #1,282 |
| 1920 | 32 | — | #1,290 |
| 1919 | 36 | — | #1,177 |
| 1918 | 26 | — | #1,426 |
| 1917 | 32 | — | #1,209 |
| 1916 | 20 | — | #1,621 |
| 1915 | 20 | — | #1,580 |
| 1914 | 26 | — | #1,145 |
| 1913 | 29 | — | #922 |
| 1912 | 18 | — | #1,120 |
| 1911 | 12 | — | #1,013 |
| 1910 | 10 | — | #1,081 |
| 1909 | 5 | — | #1,576 |
| 1908 | 5 | — | #1,503 |
| 1907 | 6 | — | #1,263 |
| 1904 | 5 | — | #1,299 |
| 1900 | 7 | — | #1,107 |
| 1899 | 7 | — | #903 |
| 1893 | 5 | — | #1,120 |