Pedro
How to say it: PED-roh · /ˈpɛdroʊ/
Spanish and Portuguese form of Peter; from Greek Petros meaning 'rock' or 'stone'.
Pedro was the 449th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 684 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1990s, its births are down about 22% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #468 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #449 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 684 |
| Share of births | 1 in 4,846 |
| Peak decade | 1990s |
| Change over 10 years | −22% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #468 |
| In France, 2025 | #889 among boys’ names, 30 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Steady across the years without ever leaving, Pedro saw its greatest strength in the 1990s. Now well below that point, it is expected to ease downward.
What goes with it
With crisp sounds, it carries a biblical heritage linked to a saint and travels easily. Pablo and Rafael share its style.
Nicknames
- Pepe
- Pete
- Pedrito
Honouring a Pedro in the family
- Petepet form
- Pietequivalent
- Pierreequivalent
- Peterequivalent
- Pieroequivalent
- Pederequivalent
- Pietroequivalent
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Pedro is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English, French, Portuguese, Spanish.
In France: #889 for boys in 2025.
Ireland: #341.
Famous people named Pedro
- Pedro Sánchez (born 1972)Prime Minister of Spain since 2018
- Pedro Almodóvar (born 1949)Spanish filmmaker
- Pedro Calderón de la Barca (1600–1681)Spanish dramatist
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