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Jethro

Jethro: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“abundance, excellence”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
JETH-roh · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

Biblical name from Hebrew Yitro, borne by Moses's father-in-law. The name is traditionally interpreted as 'abundance' or 'eminence/excellence'.

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How popular is Jethro?

202460.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Jethro in 2024201

2024 rank#1,079 boys

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18804,077

Jethro is rising: use over the last five years is 2.4× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Jethro

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Noahrest; comfort · Hebrew
  • Jamessupplanter · Hebrew
  • Elijahmy God is Yahweh · Hebrew
  • JohnYahweh is gracious · Hebrew
  • Michaelwho is like God? · Hebrew
  • Benjaminson of the right hand · Hebrew
  • Levijoined, attached · Hebrew
  • DanielGod is my judge · Hebrew

Jethro questions

What does the name Jethro mean?

Jethro means "abundance, excellence". It comes from Hebrew. Biblical name from Hebrew Yitro, borne by Moses's father-in-law. The name is traditionally interpreted as 'abundance' or 'eminence/excellence'.

Is Jethro a boy or girl name?

Jethro is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Jethro?

201 US babies were named Jethro in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Jethro?

Jethro is usually pronounced JETH-roh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.