Pedro
Pedro was the 455th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 684 babies. Its best year was 1992, when it ranked 188th; the most babies were born in 2000 (1,704). Over the last ten years it has moved down 87 places. More babies were named Pedro in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning stone, rock (Spanish form of Peter) · Greek, Spanish
Say it PAY-droh /ˈpeɪdroʊ/
- Rank in 2025
- #455 boys, down 44 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 684boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20001,704 babies
- Total since 1880
- 94,582babies recorded
What does the name Pedro mean?
Pedro is the Spanish and Portuguese form of Peter, from Latin Petrus and Greek petros, "stone, rock". DMNES and Harrison (1918) give the same meaning; it recalls Jesus naming the apostle Simon "Peter", the rock on which he would build his church. DMNES lists many kings of Aragon, Castile and Portugal named Peter (Pedro).
πέτρος (Ancient Greek, “stone, rock”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Peter, Pietro, Pierre, Petra.
See also: Greek names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Pedro', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Peter', DMNES, Durham University
- Henry Harrison, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary, vol. 2 (1918), s.v. 'PETER', Morland Press (public domain; Internet Archive scan)
Pedro popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 499 since 1927.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #455 | 684 |
| 2020 | #411 | 723 |
| 2010 | #282 | 1,193 |
| 2000 | #210 | 1,704 |
| 1990 | #196 | 1,543 |
| 1980 | #223 | 1,090 |
| 1970 | #257 | 888 |
| 1960 | #305 | 657 |
| 1950 | #293 | 533 |
| 1940 | #317 | 317 |
| 1930 | #250 | 501 |
| 1920 | #352 | 279 |
| 1910 | #268 | 83 |
| 1900 | #323 | 44 |
| 1890 | #309 | 32 |
| 1880 | #304 | 31 |
How popular is Pedro, counting every spelling?
Pedro has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #451 for boys in 2025, against #455 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Pedro?
684 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Pedro (0.19 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Pedro born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 12 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Pedro.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Pedro?
About 76,300 people born in the US named Pedro are alive today, with a median age of 32; half are between 20 and 48. That makes Pedro mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Pedro by state
How common Pedro was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (2.1×), Arizona (1.9×), California (1.8×), Nebraska (1.8×), Massachusetts (1.7×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Wisconsin, Arkansas, Michigan.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Pedro: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Pedro, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Pedro · Sibling names for Pedro
Questions about the name Pedro
What does Pedro mean?
Pedro means “stone, rock (Spanish form of Peter)” (Greek, Spanish origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Pedro?
Pedro was the 455th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 684 babies. Its best year was 1992, when it ranked 188th; the most babies were born in 2000 (1,704). Over the last ten years it has moved down 87 places. More babies were named Pedro in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Pedro a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Pedro in the US.
Where is Pedro most popular?
In 2021–2025, Pedro was most common in Texas (0.89 per 1,000 boys), followed by Arizona and California.