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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201994peak #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 1994

  • 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: #267 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,686 boysWAIdaho: #227 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,160 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #335 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,639 boysMNIllinois: #187 for boys · 79 births · 1 in 1,069 boysILWisconsin: #464 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,037 boysWIMichigan: #627 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 7,803 boysMINew York: #194 for boys · 95 births · 1 in 1,325 boysNYMassachusetts: #203 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,756 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedRIOregon: #192 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,063 boysORNevada: #141 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 598 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: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedINOhio: #631 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 9,187 boysOHPennsylvania: #417 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 4,316 boysPANew Jersey: #187 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,330 boysNJConnecticut: #175 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,318 boysCTCalifornia: #92 for boys · 658 births · 1 in 406 boysCAUtah: #423 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,482 boysUTColorado: #213 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,280 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: #543 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,123 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedDEArizona: #121 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 507 boysAZNew Mexico: #185 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 796 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: #406 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,441 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #464 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,855 boysOKLouisiana: 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: #445 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,433 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Pedro, so not publishedHITexas: #106 for boys · 337 births · 1 in 454 boysTXFlorida: #160 for boys · 90 births · 1 in 949 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. California#92 · 1 in 406
  2. Texas#106 · 1 in 454
  3. Arizona#121 · 1 in 507
  4. Nevada#141 · 1 in 598
  5. Florida#160 · 1 in 949

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#926581 in 406
Texas#1063371 in 454
Arizona#121631 in 507
Nevada#141161 in 598
Florida#160901 in 949
Connecticut#175151 in 1,318
New Mexico#185141 in 796
Illinois#187791 in 1,069
New Jersey#187381 in 1,330
Oregon#192181 in 1,063
New York#194951 in 1,325
Massachusetts#203221 in 1,756
Colorado#213191 in 1,280
Idaho#22761 in 1,160
Washington#267201 in 1,686
Minnesota#33581 in 3,639
North Carolina#406131 in 3,441
Pennsylvania#417171 in 4,316
Utah#42351 in 3,482
Georgia#445141 in 3,433
Oklahoma#46451 in 3,855
Wisconsin#46461 in 5,037
Virginia#54381 in 5,123
Michigan#62781 in 7,803
Ohio#63181 in 9,187
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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 1994

girls
#6,672
13 births · 1 in 137,366 girls
boys
#189
1,628 births · 1 in 1,187 boys

Top girls' names in 1994

  1. #1Jessica32,122
  2. #2Ashley30,281
  3. #3Emily24,154
  4. #4Samantha22,824
  5. #5Sarah22,299
  6. #6Taylor20,734
  7. #7Brittany18,900
  8. #8Amanda18,718
  9. #9Elizabeth16,786
  10. #10Megan16,580
  11. #6,672Pedro13

Top boys' names in 1994

  1. #1Michael44,477
  2. #2Christopher34,807
  3. #3Matthew33,654
  4. #4Joshua31,374
  5. #5Tyler30,482
  6. #6Brandon29,492
  7. #7Jacob29,417
  8. #8Daniel28,065
  9. #9Nicholas27,770
  10. #10Andrew26,019
  11. #189Pedro1,628
More about 1994

girls

1,785,753 girls got a published name in 1994; 1 in 137,366 of them was named Pedro, which outranked 57.7% of the 15,759 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Pedro
  1. #6,319Zhanae14
  2. #6,319Zoua14
  3. #6,319Zuly14
  4. #6,672Pedro13
  5. #6,672Aalayah13
  6. #6,672Aarti13
  7. #6,672Abbigayle13
  8. #7,097Aalyiah12
  9. #7,097Aariel12
  10. #7,097Abelina12

Tied with 424 names at #6,672; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. 4,523Nohely#5,419#896
  2. 4,322Aaliyah#4,524#202
  3. 2,306Zana#3,108#802
  4. 1,711Aliyah#2,068#357
  5. 1,430Zhane#2,012#582
Fallers
  1. 1,015Coraima#875#1,890
  2. 799Kalene#929#1,728
  3. 656Deyanira#938#1,594
  4. 577Crysta#968#1,545
  5. 562Hilary#647#1,209

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

boys

1,932,031 boys got a published name in 1994; 1 in 1,187 of them was named Pedro, which outranked 98.2% of the 10,245 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Pedro
  1. #186Randy1,644
  2. #187Mathew1,634
  3. #188Brent1,630
  4. #189Pedro1,628
  5. #190Tony1,627
  6. #191Max1,624
  7. #192Jerry1,615
Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. 1,574Tyrin#2,509#935
  2. 714River#1,638#924
  3. 472Bryton#1,460#988
  4. 463Kahlil#1,444#981
  5. 446Jayden#1,295#849
Fallers
  1. 551Garth#965#1,516
  2. 364Jordy#828#1,192
  3. 342Montel#889#1,231
  4. 289Darrel#889#1,178
  5. 245Deante#859#1,104

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

See the top 100 for 1994