Pedro

Boy · Greek, through Latin

Pedro

Say it: PEH-droh

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Meaning

From Greek petros 'stone'.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

Its wave through time

Timeless: in steady use for over a century

In the United States

90,821 babies given this name since 1880
At its height in 1999, about 1 in 1,100 boys
714 babies in 2020

Through the ages

Used by

Mexican Central American Andean Argentine Caribbean Spanish Brazilian

The family of the name

Portuguese	Pedro
Italian	Pietro
French	Pierre

Famous bearers

Pedro I, first emperor of Brazil
Pedro II, emperor of Brazil

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Where this comes from

The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
Parish baptism registers
Royal and noble genealogies
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.

Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.