Boys' name · peaked in 1999
Pedro name popularity since 1925
90,215 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Pedro (0.6% girls, 99.4% boys). Half of them were born in 1990 or earlier, so the typical Pedro is about 36 years old in 2026. Pedro peaked in 1999 as the #203 name for boys, and it ranked #455 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 90,215
- Named Pedro, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #455
- for boys in 2025 (684 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.4% boys
- 499 girls · 89,716 boys
- Most popular in
- Texas
- 3.83× its national share
Peak year is the year Pedro made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Pedro births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2000. Measured as a share of all babies, Pedro peaked in 1999.
Decade by decade
Babies named Pedro in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 24 | 2,192 | – |
| 1930s | 25 | 3,508 | #287 |
| 1940s | 44 | 4,044 | #312 |
| 1950s | 39 | 5,772 | #309 |
| 1960s | 46 | 7,067 | #283 |
| 1970s | 89 | 9,498 | #216 |
| 1980s | 117 | 12,178 | #196 |
| 1990s | 103 | 16,134 | #193 |
| 2000s | 12 | 15,621 | #218 |
| 2010s | 0 | 9,241 | #368 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 4,461 | #455 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
26.4% of babies named Pedro from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Pedro is most popular
The index compares Pedro's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Pedro.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 3.83× | 26,319 |
| New Mexico | 2.82× | 1,367 |
| Arizona | 2.62× | 2,971 |
| California | 2.47× | 22,882 |
| Nevada | 1.56× | 488 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Pedro's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Pedro.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Pedro (1999).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data