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Pedro

Boy Spanish/Portuguese #421 in 2023

Pedro is a boy name of Spanish/Portuguese origin.

Meaning of Pedro

Means "Peter". and Pedro, from Petrus, from Πέτρος, from πέτρος.

Popularity of Pedro

Popularity, 1880–2023

755 births in 2023

1880 2023

92,594 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023.

Peak year

2000

1,704 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Steady

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

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Girl · coinages

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Boy · Ancient Greek

From Peter, from Petrus, from Petrus, from Πέτρος, from t=stone, rock

Boy · Ancient Greek

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About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.