People with the first name Pedro
175,194
About 1 in 1,892 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.
Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.
U.S. first-name statistics
How common is Pedro?
Pedro was the #317 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.
National rank
#317
More common than 99.4% of listed first names
Peak year
2000
1,711 SSA-recorded births
2025 births
684
#920 across first names
Census frequency
1 in 1,892
Across the 2020 U.S. population
Sex distribution
Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.
99.8% male0.2% female
Demographic distribution
Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.
Reading the result
Pedro across two different records
The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.
Pedro reached its highest published annual SSA count in 2000, with 1,711 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 684 babies with the name.
Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.
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