boys' name ★ peaked 2000

Pedro

Meaning stone, rock Gender Boy · 1% girls Rank 2025 #455 Trend → Stable

Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Pedro, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”).

Rank 2025
#455
among boys · ↓52 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
684
named Pedro · -15% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,497
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2000
1,711 babies
All-time total
94,582
#327 all-time among boys
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Pedro popularity over time

94,582 babies have been named Pedro since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – 237 237 24 – #304
1890s – 284 284 28 +20% #293
1900s – 487 487 49 +71% #258
1910s – 1,650 1,650 165 +239% #268
1920s 24 3,901 3,925 393 +138% #256
1930s 25 3,508 3,533 353 -10% #250
1940s 44 4,044 4,088 409 +16% #298
1950s 39 5,772 5,811 581 +42% #290
1960s 46 7,067 7,113 711 +22% #248
1970s 89 9,498 9,587 959 +35% #213
1980s 117 12,178 12,295 1,230 +28% #196
1990s 103 16,134 16,237 1,624 +32% #188
2000s 12 15,621 15,633 1,563 -4% #210
2010s – 9,241 9,241 924 -41% #282
2020s (to 2025) – 4,461 4,461 744 -20% #403

Where Pedro is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 683 0.40 #457
2027 682 0.40 #457
2028 681 0.40 #459
2029 680 0.40 #459
2030 680 0.40 #459

Where Pedro is most popular

Boys named Pedro per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.433 per 1,000. Strongest in Texas, Arizona, and California.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Pedro born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Texas 788 0.894 +107%
Arizona 134 0.819 +89%
California 719 0.787 +82%
Nebraska 34 0.782 +81%
Massachusetts 102 0.742 +71%
Florida 343 0.724 +67%
Alabama 69 0.631 +46%
Oregon 42 0.553 +28%
Kansas 37 0.539 +25%
Connecticut 33 0.487 +13%
Illinois 119 0.466 +8%
New Jersey 92 0.457 +6%
New Mexico 15 0.455 +5%
South Carolina 47 0.455 +5%
Georgia 110 0.434 ≈ national
Colorado 56 0.434 ≈ national
Tennessee 69 0.382 -12%
Washington 62 0.379 -12%
Maryland 42 0.352 -19%
Nevada 20 0.351 -19%
Iowa 23 0.334 -23%
North Carolina 85 0.333 -23%
Virginia 62 0.327 -24%
Indiana 51 0.318 -27%
Rhode Island 5 0.307 -29%
Kentucky 29 0.289 -33%
Idaho 11 0.269 -38%
New York 116 0.268 -38%
Pennsylvania 70 0.264 -39%
Minnesota 32 0.261 -40%
Ohio 57 0.215 -50%
Oklahoma 16 0.181 -58%
Utah 16 0.168 -61%
Missouri 21 0.152 -65%
Louisiana 15 0.147 -66%
Michigan 25 0.122 -72%
Arkansas 7 0.111 -74%
Wisconsin 5 0.042 -90%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Pedro

Pedro is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #455 in 2025 with 684 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 94,582 American babies have been named Pedro. Its peak came in 2000, when 1,711 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Pedro stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Pedro?

The median living Pedro is about 32 years old; half are between 20 and 48. An estimated 78 thousand people named Pedro are alive in the United States today.

median 32 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Pedro year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 684 #455
2024 – – 801 #403
2023 – – 756 #420
2022 – – 775 #418
2021 – – 722 #430
2020 – – 723 #411
2019 – – 784 #398
2018 – – 805 #394
2017 – – 811 #395
2016 – – 878 #375
2015 – – 875 #368
2014 – – 904 #355
2013 – – 925 #346
2012 – – 1,017 #317
2011 – – 1,049 #307
2010 – – 1,193 #282
2009 – – 1,276 #269
2008 – – 1,409 #248
2007 – – 1,609 #230
2006 – – 1,651 #219
2005 – – 1,645 #218
2004 5 #18,121 1,517 #226
2003 – – 1,559 #224
2002 – – 1,555 #225
2001 – – 1,696 #210
2000 7 #12,805 1,704 #210
1995 9 #9,347 1,587 #193
1990 8 #9,903 1,543 #196
1985 11 #6,333 1,245 #196
1980 12 #5,806 1,090 #223
1975 7 #7,726 983 #216
1970 13 #4,421 888 #257
1965 6 #6,327 701 #283
1960 – – 657 #305
1955 6 #5,680 557 #309
1950 – – 533 #293
1945 6 #4,424 367 #312
1940 – – 317 #317
1935 5 #4,755 357 #287
1930 10 #3,009 501 #250
1925 – – 423 #280
1920 – – 279 #352
1915 – – 193 #387
1910 – – 83 #268
1905 – – 51 #278
1900 – – 44 #323
1895 – – 23 #410
1890 – – 32 #309
1885 – – 23 #375
1880 – – 31 #304

Famous people named Pedro

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Pedro Sánchez Pedro Sánchez Prime Minister of Spain since 2018 b. 1972 · Contemporary
  2. 2 Pedro López Pedro López Colombian serial killer (born 1948) Contemporary
  3. 3 Pedro Almodóvar Pedro Almodóvar Spanish filmmaker (born 1949) Contemporary
  4. 4 Pedro II of Brazil Pedro II of Brazil Emperor of Brazil from 1831 to 1889 1825–1891 · 19th century
  5. 5 Pedro I of Brazil Pedro I of Brazil Emperor of Brazil (1822–31) and King of Portugal (1826) 1798–1834 · 18th century
  6. 6 Pedro Armendáriz Pedro Armendáriz Mexican actor (1912–1963) Contemporary
  7. 7 Pedro Pablo Kuczynski Pedro Pablo Kuczynski President of Peru from 2016 to 2018 b. 1938 · Contemporary
  8. 8 Pedro Infante Pedro Infante Mexican actor and singer (1917–1957) Contemporary
  9. 9 Pedro de Alvarado Pedro de Alvarado Spanish conquistador and governor of Guatemala 1485–1541 · Medieval
  10. 10 Pedro Álvares Cabral Pedro Álvares Cabral Portuguese explorer (c. 1467/8 – c. 1520) Medieval
  11. 11 Pedro Lascuráin Pedro Lascuráin President of Mexico for 45 minutes in 1913 1856–1952 · 19th century
  12. 12 Pedro V of Portugal Pedro V of Portugal King of Portugal from 1853 to 1861 1837–1861 · 19th century
  13. 13 Pedro de Valdivia Pedro de Valdivia Spanish conquistador (1497–1553) Medieval
  14. 14 Pedro Calderón de la Barca Pedro Calderón de la Barca Spanish playwright and poet (1600–1681) 16th century
  15. 15 Pedro Rodríguez Pedro Rodríguez Mexican racing driver (1940–1971) Contemporary
  16. 16 Pedro Eugenio Aramburu Pedro Eugenio Aramburu Dictator of Argentina from 1955 to 1958 1903–1970 · Contemporary
  17. 17 Pedro Arrupe Pedro Arrupe Spanish Jesuit priest and 28th Superior General of the Society of Jesus 1907–1991 · Contemporary
  18. 18 Pedro Cea Pedro Cea Spanish-Uruguayan footballer and coach (1900-1970) Contemporary
  19. 19 Pedro Pires Pedro Pires President of Cape Verde from 2001 to 2011 b. 1934 · Contemporary
  20. 20 Pedro de Mendoza Pedro de Mendoza Spanish conquistador (1499–1537) 1487–1537 · Medieval

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Pedro, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Pedro?

The median living Pedro is about 32 years old. Half of all living Pedros are between 20 and 48 years old.

How many people named Pedro are alive today?

An estimated 78 thousand people named Pedro are alive in the United States, based on 94,582 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Pedro mean?

Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Pedro, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”).

How popular is the name Pedro in 2025?

Pedro ranked #455 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 684 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Pedro?

94,582 babies have been named Pedro in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Pedro most popular?

Pedro peaked in 2000, when 1,711 newborns received the name.

Is Pedro a boy or girl name?

Pedro is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Pedro rising or falling?

Pedro has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Pedro become more popular?

Pedro looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 680 boys named Pedro in 2030, ranking around #459. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Pedro?

Well-known people named Pedro include Pedro Sánchez (politician), Pedro López (extremist), Pedro Almodóvar (film director).

Names like Pedro

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