Total births
12
Recorded 1971–1973 Girls' name Peak 1971 12 births
Pedra — girls' name
12 babies named Pedra in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
1970s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Pedra was born in this single decade.
1971
Single peak year
7 babies were named Pedra in 1971 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Pedra
The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Pedra between 1971 and 1973, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Pedra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1973. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 7 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Pedra performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Pedra in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 12 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Pedra at a glance
Last recorded 1973Peak year
1971
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1971
Pedra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1971
- Peak year (1971)
- 7
- Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
Pedra by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- 12 births that decade — 100% of Pedra's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Pedra? ▼
12 babies have been named Pedra since 1971. It was last recorded in 1973. The peak year was 1971 with 7 births.
When was Pedra most popular? ▼
Pedra was most popular in the 1970s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Pedra been used? ▼
Pedra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 3 years of data through 1973.
What names are similar to Pedra? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Pedro. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1971–1973 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.