Pedro

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for Peter. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter.

From Wikipedia

Pedro first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2014 with 38 babies (rank #821 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Pedro

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Pedro yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

4Destiny numberThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
2PersonalityThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

511

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Pedro

Pedro Calderón de la Barcalibrettist · b. 1600
Pedro Sánchezuniversity teacher · b. 1972
Pedro Almodóvarfilm screenwriter · b. 1949
Pedro I of Brazilpolitician · b. 1798
Pedro Álvares Cabralseafarer · b. 1467

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	14	#1,022
1997	11	#1,239
1998	15	#990
1999	11	#1,257
2000	17	#941
2001	19	#903
2002	22	#840
2003	17	#1,080
2004	22	#959
2005	23	#974
2006	32	#808
2007	22	#1,109
2008	35	#813
2009	37	#790
2010	26	#1,071
2011	25	#1,072
2012	25	#1,113
2013	33	#901
2014	38	#821
2015	29	#1,017
2016	38	#848