Pedro
Boy namePedro has been given to 94,582 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2000 and currently ranks #455 for boys (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈpɛdɹəʊ/
Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Pedro, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”). Doublet of Peter, Piers, Pietro, and Boutros.
Origin: Spanish, Portuguese
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
94,582
Peak year
2000 (1,711 babies)
Rank in 2025
#455 for boys
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -22%
Gender split
1% girls / 99% boys
Famous people named Pedro
Pedro Calderón de la Barca
Spanish dramatist (1600-1681)
Pedro Sánchez
Prime Minister of Spain since 2018
Pedro Almodóvar
Spanish filmmaker (born 1949)
Pedro I of Brazil
Emperor of Brazil from 1822 to 1831 and King of Portugal in 1826 (1798-1834)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Pedro.
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