Pedro

Last seen for girls in 2004 at #16,099 · #455 for boys in 2025, 684 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time

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Peak · boys
1992 · 1,670 births
Debut · boys
31 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
94,083
since 1880

Pedro over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Pedro has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201962peak #188, 1992boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#455684
2024—#403801
2023—#420756
2022—#417775
2021—#430722
2020—#410723
2019—#398784
2018—#394805
2017—#395811
2016—#375878
2015—#368875
2014—#355904
2013—#346925
2012—#3171,017
2011—#3071,049
2010—#2821,193
2009—#2691,276
2008—#2481,409
2007—#2301,609
2006—#2191,651
2005—#2181,645
2004#16,0995#2261,517
2003—#2241,559
2002—#2251,555
2001—#2101,696
2000#11,8017#2101,704
1999#11,3857#2021,690
1998#12,4266#2001,672
1997#8,33410#2071,498
1996#8,13210#1981,566
1995#8,7669#1931,587
1994#6,67213#1891,628
1993#8,05210#1891,666
1992#5,48417#1881,670
1991#6,58813#1941,614
1990#9,2478#1961,543
1989#8,0379#1991,470
1988#6,66611#2041,307
1987#5,92312#2041,257
1986#4,34718#2061,167
1985#6,03111#1961,245
1984#6,29110#2061,120
1983#9,0156#2131,089
1982#4,71615#2031,205
1981#5,25413#2011,228
1980#5,54412#2221,090
1979#6,6969#2141,097
1978#9,7505#2131,017
1977#5,21312#226958
1976#4,36314#218956
1975#7,1737#216983
1974#5,01111#216980
1973#4,87111#243865
1972—#248842
1971#6,6197#248912
1970#4,24613#257888
1969#5,0579#248843
1968—#254786
1967#6,0426#269731
1966#5,8096#286677
1965#5,8176#283701
1964#5,4747#297707
1963—#313642
1962#5,8606#286708
1961#5,8516#316615
1960—#303657
1959#6,2455#303655
1958#5,4086#306614
1957—#306615
1956#5,3256#308585
1955#5,2086#308557
1954#5,7535#290603
1953#3,48011#304545
1952—#306540
1951—#303525
1950—#293533
1949#3,6129#298512
1948#5,2435#301529
1947#4,3457#320456
1946—#309444
1945#4,0256#310367
1944—#300397
1943#4,6915#323357
1942#4,1246#336326
1941#3,9546#316339
1940—#314317
1939—#309324
1938—#316300
1937—#300325
1936—#300315
1935#4,2045#287357
1934—#284362
1933—#304310
1932#2,83110#295347
1931—#287367
1930#2,84510#250501
1929#3,3948#256473
1928#3,7437#257481
1927#3,2849#278411
1926—#284404
1925—#280423
1924—#274433
1923—#308341
1922—#315329
1921—#324327
1920—#352279
1919—#381232
1918—#395226
1917—#367231
1916—#392200
1915—#387193
1914—#371162
1913—#372127
1912—#345120
1911—#30876
1910—#26783
1909—#30756
1908—#30153
1907—#25666
1906—#28150
1905—#27751
1904—#29443
1903—#28244
1902—#28544
1901—#29136
1900—#31944
1899—#36225
1898—#37727
1897—#41121
1896—#29040
1895—#39923
1894—#30832
1893—#31231
1892—#35728
1891—#34025
1890—#30232
1889—#34826
1888—#36925
1887—#37719
1886—#34824
1885—#36423
1884—#31830
1883—#41218
1882—#33227
1881—#46014
1880—#29931
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Pedro was already there! It came in at #299, and was given to 31 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1881, when fewer than 15 boys a year got the name.

Where Pedro is popular in 1962

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedMNIllinois: #267 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 2,826 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedWIMichigan: #437 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 9,817 boysMINew York: #151 for boys · 169 births · 1 in 1,034 boysNYMassachusetts: #311 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 7,961 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedIAIndiana: #391 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 6,535 boysINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #408 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 9,246 boysPANew Jersey: #226 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 2,366 boysNJConnecticut: #319 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,196 boysCTCalifornia: #234 for boys · 106 births · 1 in 1,764 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedUTColorado: #230 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,659 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedDEArizona: #180 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 939 boysAZNew Mexico: #275 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,659 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedHITexas: #122 for boys · 224 births · 1 in 533 boysTXFlorida: #237 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,642 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Texas#122 · 1 in 533
  2. New York#151 · 1 in 1,034
  3. Arizona#180 · 1 in 939
  4. New Jersey#226 · 1 in 2,366
  5. Colorado#230 · 1 in 1,659

Best ever in a state: #13 in New Mexico, 1911.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#1222241 in 533
New York#1511691 in 1,034
Arizona#180181 in 939
New Jersey#226261 in 2,366
Colorado#230131 in 1,659
California#2341061 in 1,764
Florida#237331 in 1,642
Illinois#267391 in 2,826
New Mexico#27581 in 1,659
Massachusetts#31171 in 7,961
Connecticut#31951 in 5,196
Indiana#39181 in 6,535
Pennsylvania#408121 in 9,246
Michigan#43791 in 9,817
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Pedro
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 52 spots since 2024 (#403 → #455)
  • 45 spots since 2020 (#410 → #455)
  • 87 spots since 2015 (#368 → #455)
  • Biggest jump: 128 spots in 1882 (#460 → #332)
  • Biggest drop: 161 spots in 1881 (#299 → #460)
Rise & fade · boys
112 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1992 at #188 (1,670 births)
  • Births halved by 2017, 25 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 146 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,136
  • Highest: 1 in 1,136 boys born in 1999 were named Pedro (0.09%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,497 boys born in 2025 (0.04%)
  • Its best rank, #188 in 1992, was only 1 in 1,196 (0.08%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 17.1% of all boys named Pedro (16,134) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s237#299 (1880)#363
1890s284#290 (1896)#346
1900s487#256 (1907)#289
1910s1,650#267 (1910)#359
1920s3,901#256 (1929)#293
1930s3,508#250 (1930)#293
1940s4,044#298 (1949)#313
1950s5,772#290 (1954)#303
1960s7,067#248 (1969)#286
1970s9,498#213 (1978)#230
1980s12,178#196 (1985)#205
1990s16,134#188 (1992)#196
2000s15,621#210 (2000)#228
2010s9,241#282 (2010)#354
2020s4,461#403 (2024)#423

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Pedro in 1962

girls
#5,860
6 births · 1 in 327,767 girls
boys
#286
708 births · 1 in 2,922 boys

Top girls' names in 1962

  1. #1Lisa46,069
  2. #2Mary43,502
  3. #3Susan35,752
  4. #4Karen35,184
  5. #5Linda31,461
  6. #6Patricia26,532
  7. #7Donna25,719
  8. #8Cynthia24,025
  9. #9Deborah22,889
  10. #10Sandra22,420
  11. #5,860Pedro6

Top boys' names in 1962

  1. #1Michael85,059
  2. #2David81,337
  3. #3John78,427
  4. #4James72,555
  5. #5Robert70,199
  6. #6Mark53,520
  7. #7William44,853
  8. #8Richard39,422
  9. #9Thomas36,529
  10. #10Jeffrey33,537
  11. #286Pedro708
More about 1962

girls

1,966,603 girls got a published name in 1962; 1 in 327,767 of them was named Pedro, which outranked 22.7% of the 7,584 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Pedro
  1. #5,293Zonia7
  2. #5,293Zonya7
  3. #5,293Zsazsa7
  4. #5,860Pedro6
  5. #5,860Adana6
  6. #5,860Adrien6
  7. #5,860Aidee6
  8. #6,578Abbigail5
  9. #6,578Adoree5
  10. #6,578Adoria5

Tied with 717 names at #5,860; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,281Tiffany#2,070 → #789
  2. ↑ 879Whitney#1,627 → #748
  3. ↑ 541Zina#1,533 → #992
  4. ↑ 414Glynis#1,406 → #992
  5. ↑ 408Lolita#978 → #570
Fallers
  1. ↓ 300Fern#821 → #1,121
  2. ↓ 259Jacklyn#815 → #1,074
  3. ↓ 255Dorthy#929 → #1,184
  4. ↓ 224Laurene#943 → #1,167
  5. ↓ 215Jimmie#911 → #1,126

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,068,772 boys got a published name in 1962; 1 in 2,922 of them was named Pedro, which outranked 93.8% of the 4,631 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Pedro
  1. #283Wallace737
  2. #284Rene733
  3. #285Angelo715
  4. #286Pedro708
  5. #287Ramon707
  6. #288Clay705
  7. #289Shane704
Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. ↑ 490Ritchie#1,262 → #772
  2. ↑ 353King#1,349 → #996
  3. ↑ 338Arlie#1,322 → #984
  4. ↑ 250Robb#1,052 → #802
  5. ↑ 243Pernell#928 → #685
Fallers
  1. ↓ 351Mariano#928 → #1,279
  2. ↓ 349Michal#910 → #1,259
  3. ↓ 337Loran#958 → #1,295
  4. ↓ 292Sid#967 → #1,259
  5. ↓ 275Lorenza#940 → #1,215

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1962 →