Pedro
The Spanish and Portuguese form of Peter, which renders Greek petros, meaning stone, the byname Jesus gave the apostle Simon.
Pedro in 2025
Pedro was given to 684 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 920th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 4,847 babies born.
The history of Pedro
Pedro reached its highest point in 2000, when 1,711 babies were given the name, ranking 395th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 365th, in 1993.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 94,582 babies have been named Pedro. Half of them were born before 1988, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Pedro by decade
| Decade | Babies named Pedro | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 237 | 581 |
| 1890s | 284 | 744 |
| 1900s | 487 | 698 |
| 1910s | 1,650 | 704 |
| 1920s | 3,925 | 551 |
| 1930s | 3,533 | 539 |
| 1940s | 4,088 | 627 |
| 1950s | 5,811 | 629 |
| 1960s | 7,113 | 556 |
| 1970s | 9,587 | 452 |
| 1980s | 12,295 | 390 |
| 1990s | 16,237 | 365 |
| 2000s | 15,633 | 395 |
| 2010s | 9,241 | 567 |
| 2020s | 4,461 | 811 |
Where Pedro is heading
Pedro has fallen 22% over the past decade, from 875 babies in 2015 to 684 in 2025.
Names like Pedro
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Pedro.