Jethro

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Jethro is a male given name meaning "excellence". It is derived from the Hebrew word Yithrô.

From Wikipedia

Jethro first appears in the data in 1893 and has been recorded in 122 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2024 with 201 babies (rank #1,078 that year). In 2024 it was given to 201 boys (rank #1,078). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Jethro

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Jethro yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

4Destiny numberThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
2PersonalityThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

4,077

Total babies (all years)

122

Years in the data

201

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Jethro

Jethroprophet of Islam · b. 1500 BC
Jethro Tullagronomist · b. 1674

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1893	5	#1,120
1899	7	#903
1900	7	#1,107
1904	5	#1,299
1907	6	#1,263
1908	5	#1,503
1909	5	#1,576
1910	10	#1,081
1911	12	#1,013
1912	18	#1,120
1913	29	#922
1914	26	#1,145
1915	20	#1,580
1916	20	#1,621
1917	32	#1,209
1918	26	#1,426
1919	36	#1,177
1920	32	#1,290
1921	33	#1,282
1922	23	#1,614
1923	46	#1,051
1924	33	#1,278
1925	30	#1,344
1926	36	#1,203
1927	28	#1,423
1928	20	#1,734
1929	15	#2,052
1930	20	#1,672
1931	24	#1,439
1932	22	#1,532
1933	22	#1,478
1934	25	#1,371
1935	21	#1,519
1936	18	#1,613
1937	15	#1,872
1938	11	#2,260
1939	16	#1,759
1940	20	#1,544
1941	20	#1,555
1942	22	#1,512
1943	20	#1,609
1944	20	#1,552
1945	21	#1,472
1946	8	#2,801
1947	17	#1,880
1948	26	#1,443
1949	34	#1,239
1950	26	#1,450
1951	25	#1,506
1952	24	#1,568
1953	28	#1,444
1954	25	#1,542
1955	22	#1,661
1956	23	#1,663
1957	27	#1,531
1958	27	#1,519
1959	13	#2,351
1960	12	#2,478
1961	12	#2,475
1962	18	#1,924
1963	9	#2,949
1964	9	#2,956
1965	11	#2,541
1966	8	#3,111
1967	8	#3,106
1968	9	#2,989
1969	11	#2,773
1970	15	#2,444
1971	14	#2,622
1972	17	#2,284
1973	14	#2,650
1974	23	#1,955
1975	13	#2,988
1976	19	#2,373
1977	18	#2,507
1978	18	#2,523
1979	19	#2,507
1980	20	#2,483
1981	21	#2,376
1982	12	#3,579
1983	20	#2,449
1984	12	#3,566
1985	18	#2,774
1986	24	#2,324
1987	16	#3,129
1988	20	#2,800
1989	16	#3,526
1990	17	#3,523
1991	17	#3,535
1992	22	#3,059
1993	21	#3,198
1994	20	#3,392
1995	15	#4,153
1996	17	#3,916
1997	14	#4,555
1998	20	#3,645
1999	21	#3,641
2000	22	#3,699
2001	18	#4,372
2002	27	#3,305
2003	16	#4,919
2004	23	#3,935
2005	26	#3,667
2006	31	#3,415
2007	32	#3,406
2008	30	#3,596
2009	62	#2,175
2010	65	#2,081
2011	73	#1,914
2012	75	#1,915
2013	87	#1,700
2014	103	#1,556
2015	112	#1,486
2016	137	#1,319
2017	116	#1,463
2018	159	#1,194
2019	151	#1,246
2020	139	#1,302
2021	155	#1,238
2022	181	#1,148
2023	189	#1,117
2024	201	#1,078