Jethro

Where Jethro comes from

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יִתְרוֹ (yitró).
— Wiktionary's entry for Jethro
  • Hebrew
  • 2 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1674
    Jethro Tull born
    British agricultural pioneer, activist of the British Agricultural Revolution
  2. 1849
    Jethro Teall born
    British geologist and petrographist
  3. 1893
    First appearance
    #1,035 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  4. 1899
    Peak, #857
    7 babies named Jethro — more than any year before or since.
  5. 1901
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
Namesakes
  • Jethro Tull · British agricultural pioneer, activist of the British Agricultural Revolution, 1674–1741
  • Jethro Teall · British geologist and petrographist, 1849–1924
  • Jethro Sumner · American Continental Army officer, 1733–1785
  • Jethro Pugh · Player of American football, 1944–2015
  • Jethro A. Hatch · American politician, 1837–1912

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.