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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201986peak #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 1986

  • 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: #360 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,913 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: #175 for boys · 70 births · 1 in 1,140 boysILWisconsin: #380 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,533 boysWIMichigan: #553 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 9,117 boysMINew York: #147 for boys · 118 births · 1 in 1,036 boysNYMassachusetts: #154 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,453 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedRIOregon: #337 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,595 boysORNevada: #187 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,277 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 7,391 boysINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #361 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 5,148 boysPANew Jersey: #146 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 1,133 boysNJConnecticut: #266 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,902 boysCTCalifornia: #127 for boys · 371 births · 1 in 615 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedUTColorado: #337 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,596 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: #163 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 878 boysAZNew Mexico: #138 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 668 boysNMKansas: #265 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,466 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #536 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,814 boysNCSouth 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: #96 for boys · 311 births · 1 in 470 boysTXFlorida: #183 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 1,176 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Texas#96 · 1 in 470
  2. California#127 · 1 in 615
  3. New Mexico#138 · 1 in 668
  4. New Jersey#146 · 1 in 1,133
  5. New York#147 · 1 in 1,036

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#963111 in 470
California#1273711 in 615
New Mexico#138171 in 668
New Jersey#146421 in 1,133
New York#1471181 in 1,036
Massachusetts#154271 in 1,453
Arizona#163311 in 878
Illinois#175701 in 1,140
Florida#183651 in 1,176
Nevada#18751 in 1,277
Kansas#26571 in 2,466
Connecticut#26671 in 2,902
Colorado#33771 in 3,596
Oregon#33751 in 3,595
Washington#36081 in 3,913
Pennsylvania#361151 in 5,148
Wisconsin#38061 in 5,533
Indiana#49451 in 7,391
North Carolina#53661 in 6,814
Michigan#55371 in 9,117
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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 1986

girls
#4,347
18 births · 1 in 95,308 girls
boys
#206
1,167 births · 1 in 1,578 boys

Top girls' names in 1986

  1. #1Jessica52,682
  2. #2Ashley49,671
  3. #3Amanda40,532
  4. #4Jennifer36,187
  5. #5Sarah28,163
  6. #6Stephanie22,651
  7. #7Nicole21,292
  8. #8Brittany20,313
  9. #9Heather19,790
  10. #10Elizabeth19,074
  11. #4,347Pedro18

Top boys' names in 1986

  1. #1Michael64,235
  2. #2Christopher56,693
  3. #3Matthew46,929
  4. #4Joshua37,542
  5. #5David37,150
  6. #6Daniel36,573
  7. #7James34,057
  8. #8Andrew33,858
  9. #9Robert31,350
  10. #10John30,209
  11. #206Pedro1,167
More about 1986

girls

1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 95,308 of them was named Pedro, which outranked 66.1% of the 12,836 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Pedro
  1. #4,186Trevor19
  2. #4,186Vaness19
  3. #4,186Yashica19
  4. #4,347Pedro18
  5. #4,347Aaliyah18
  6. #4,347Abigayle18
  7. #4,347Aigner18
  8. #4,539Adelia17
  9. #4,539Adrina17
  10. #4,539Albert17

Tied with 191 names at #4,347; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. 9,719Kyrie#10,677#958
  2. 4,778Sable#5,678#900
  3. 2,034Eliana#2,484#450
  4. 1,497Shatara#2,484#987
  5. 1,374Cherrelle#2,253#879
Fallers
  1. 442Violeta#963#1,405
  2. 361Micaela#545#906
  3. 361Tasia#572#933
  4. 324Jo#925#1,249
  5. 306Tammie#987#1,293

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

boys

1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 1,578 of them was named Pedro, which outranked 97.4% of the 7,830 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Pedro
  1. #203Rafael1,211
  2. #204Ivan1,205
  3. #205Emmanuel1,186
  4. #206Pedro1,167
  5. #207Jerome1,165
  6. #208Raul1,164
  7. #209Levi1,162
Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. 1,279Spenser#2,226#947
  2. 920Jayce#1,614#694
  3. 714Addison#1,228#514
  4. 649Payton#1,614#965
  5. 573Cordell#1,181#608
Fallers
  1. 409Ulises#877#1,286
  2. 365Eliot#934#1,299
  3. 322Jordy#998#1,320
  4. 313Trace#956#1,269
  5. 292Kennith#963#1,255

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

See the top 100 for 1986