How Many People Are Named Pedro?
people named Pedro are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 4,429 people in the US has this name
Based on 94,582 babies named Pedro in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,711 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Spanish and Portuguese form of PETER. This was the name of the only two emperors of Brazil.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Pedro, 0.5% were girls and 99.5% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Pedro alive today is about 34 years old, and 46% are under 30. Half of them were between 19 and 47 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Pedro first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2000, to 1,711 babies. In 2025, 684 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Pedro has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #188, in 1992. In 2025 it ranked #455.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #455 |
| Best rank | #188 (1992) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #198 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Pedro alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Pedro were born in California than in any other state: about 20,785 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Pedro was given 3.8 times as often in Texas, 3.1 times in New Mexico and 2.3 times in Arizona.
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