Pedro is a boy's name of Portuguese origin meaning “rock.” In 2024 it was given to 799 boys in the United States.
Pedro belongs to the Portuguese tradition. Its meaning — “rock” — is the sense carried by its Portuguese roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Pedro first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #188 in 1992, and in 2024 799 babies received the name — 93,393 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Pedro means “rock” in its Portuguese roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Pedro is a boy name. In 2024, 799 babies received the name in the US.
Pedro comes from the Portuguese tradition.
Pedro first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #188 in 1992, and 799 babies were given the name in 2024.
Pedro is pronounced /ˈpɛdɹəʊ/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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