Boys' name · since 1893
Jethro
4,325 babies named Jethro in U.S. Social Security records since 1893, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,960 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #953 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,325
- born since 1893
- 2020s
- peak decade
Jethro currently ranks #953 among boys' names in America, with 4,325 babies recorded since 1893.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jethro has been recorded 4,325 times among boys since 1893, currently ranked #953 nationally and more common than 93% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1893 to 2025.
- #1,960 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #953 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,325 born since 1893
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jethro ranks #1,960 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #953 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,325 born since 1893, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,960 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #953 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,325
- born since 1893
- 2020s
- peak decade
Jethro's 4,325 recorded births place it above 95.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Jethro compares
4,325 Top 14% higher than 86% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jethro's all-time total is 12x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jethro | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,325 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 245 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jethro's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jethro's SSA record in two at 1964 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1893, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 245, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jethro popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1893–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 245
- Annual births at peak, across 133 years of records
Jethro by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,113 births, 26% of the file).
2020s was Jethro's strongest decade.
1,113 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Jethro births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 12
1890s
12 births
- 1900s 28
1900s
28 births
- 1910s 229
1910s
229 births
- 1920s 296
1920s
296 births
- 1930s 194
1930s
194 births
- 1940s 208
1940s
208 births
- 1950s 240
1950s
240 births
- 1960s 107
1960s
107 births
- 1970s 170
1970s
170 births
- 1980s 179
1980s
179 births
- 1990s 184
1990s
184 births
- 2000s 287
2000s
287 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,078 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,113 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,113 births (26% of all-time use).
How Jethro compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jethro's total volume
Jethro by state
Where Jethro concentrates geographically, total births since 1893
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 247 | 5.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 184 | 4.3% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 170 | 3.9% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 162 | 3.7% |
| #5 | New York | | 108 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Florida | | 72 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Washington | | 71 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 61 | 1.4% |
247 of 4,325 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Jethro appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Jethros (247 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jethro: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~132 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1893–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jethro draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.