Boy name
Pedro
Pedro holds the #455 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 684 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #410 in 2020 to #455 today. Its strongest year on record was 1992 (#188 nationally, 1,670 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Massachusetts (#215 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#455
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#188
in 1992 (1990s)
Babies in 2025
684
boys named Pedro
Pedro popularity, 1880–2025
Where Pedro is most popular
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Massachusetts (#215), Nebraska (#266), Texas (#257)
Uniqueness score
40/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind
Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Pedro in the most recent year of SSA data.