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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201977peak #188, 1992boys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
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 1977

  • 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: #328 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,234 boysWAIdaho: 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: #193 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 1,291 boysILWisconsin: #320 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,592 boysWIMichigan: #379 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 4,948 boysMINew York: #108 for boys · 162 births · 1 in 701 boysNYMassachusetts: #179 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,738 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedORNevada: #124 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 631 boysNVWyoming: 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: #494 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,092 boysINOhio: #457 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 7,044 boysOHPennsylvania: #288 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 3,709 boysPANew Jersey: #149 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 969 boysNJConnecticut: #139 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,000 boysCTCalifornia: #135 for boys · 246 births · 1 in 672 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedUTColorado: #261 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,179 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: #181 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 979 boysAZNew Mexico: #235 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,185 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: #508 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,416 boysNCSouth Carolina: #399 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,447 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #551 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,500 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedALGeorgia: #583 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,571 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedHITexas: #113 for boys · 217 births · 1 in 517 boysTXFlorida: #223 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,429 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. New York#108 · 1 in 701
  2. Texas#113 · 1 in 517
  3. Nevada#124 · 1 in 631
  4. California#135 · 1 in 672
  5. Connecticut#139 · 1 in 1,000

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New York#1081621 in 701
Texas#1132171 in 517
Nevada#12461 in 631
California#1352461 in 672
Connecticut#139161 in 1,000
New Jersey#149431 in 969
Massachusetts#179191 in 1,738
Arizona#181191 in 979
Illinois#193631 in 1,291
Florida#223351 in 1,429
New Mexico#23581 in 1,185
Colorado#26191 in 2,179
Pennsylvania#288201 in 3,709
Wisconsin#32071 in 4,592
Washington#32881 in 3,234
Michigan#379131 in 4,948
South Carolina#39961 in 3,447
Ohio#457111 in 7,044
Indiana#49451 in 8,092
North Carolina#50861 in 6,416
Louisiana#55161 in 5,500
Georgia#58351 in 7,571
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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 1977

girls
#5,213
12 births · 1 in 127,762 girls
boys
#226
958 births · 1 in 1,715 boys

Top girls' names in 1977

  1. #1Jennifer58,964
  2. #2Melissa26,879
  3. #3Amy26,729
  4. #4Jessica24,846
  5. #5Heather23,773
  6. #6Angela20,998
  7. #7Michelle19,540
  8. #8Kimberly18,286
  9. #9Amanda18,278
  10. #10Kelly18,234
  11. #5,213Pedro12

Top boys' names in 1977

  1. #1Michael67,587
  2. #2Jason55,631
  3. #3Christopher46,721
  4. #4David40,515
  5. #5James40,040
  6. #6Robert34,214
  7. #7John34,195
  8. #8Brian32,492
  9. #9Matthew31,965
  10. #10Joseph26,483
  11. #226Pedro958
More about 1977

girls

1,533,146 girls got a published name in 1977; 1 in 127,762 of them was named Pedro, which outranked 54.0% of the 11,329 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Pedro
  1. #4,942Yasha13
  2. #4,942Yumiko13
  3. #4,942Zinnia13
  4. #5,213Pedro12
  5. #5,213Abril12
  6. #5,213Ainsley12
  7. #5,213Albertina12
  8. #5,532Abena11
  9. #5,532Adella11
  10. #5,532Ahisha11

Tied with 318 names at #5,213; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1976
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,746Shawnte#2,486 → #740
  2. ↑ 1,077Jacklyn#2,060 → #983
  3. ↑ 775Talia#1,482 → #707
  4. ↑ 605Haley#1,047 → #442
  5. ↑ 576Raven#1,154 → #578
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,033Liberty#543 → #1,576
  2. ↓ 464Luciana#545 → #1,009
  3. ↓ 441Danyel#999 → #1,440
  4. ↓ 428Chaka#897 → #1,325
  5. ↓ 322Catina#861 → #1,183

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

boys

1,643,220 boys got a published name in 1977; 1 in 1,715 of them was named Pedro, which outranked 96.7% of the 6,861 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Pedro
  1. #223Andy973
  2. #224Clifford972
  3. #225Eduardo960
  4. #226Pedro958
  5. #227Harry949
  6. #228Alfred948
  7. #228Leon948
Biggest movers since 1976
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,102Lavar#5,587 → #485
  2. ↑ 4,753Kinte#5,587 → #834
  3. ↑ 969Jedidiah#1,873 → #904
  4. ↑ 811Conor#1,748 → #937
  5. ↑ 704Amin#1,608 → #904
Fallers
  1. ↓ 427Jerimy#963 → #1,390
  2. ↓ 322Demetrios#990 → #1,312
  3. ↓ 246Nakia#790 → #1,036
  4. ↓ 244Baron#977 → #1,221
  5. ↓ 235Hakim#878 → #1,113

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

See the top 100 for 1977 →