Pedro vs Ross
Pedro and Rosscompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Pedro was ranked #329 and Ross #329 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Pedro was ranked #1402 and Ross #3254 among boys in England and Wales.
Pedro and Ross over time
Pedro and Ross appear together in 2 published lists, across 47 years of shared records. Ross held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Pedro in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Ross reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Pedro in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Pedro held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Ross in 24.
Highest recorded here: Pedro #777 in 2009, Ross #60 in 1997.
The order changed in 2020: Pedro moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #974 and #894; by 2020 that had become #1019 and #1723.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Pedro #1402, Ross #3254.
Republic of Ireland · Boys18 shared years, 2006–2025
Pedro held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Ross in 17.
Highest recorded here: Pedro #329 in 2025, Ross #73 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Pedro #329, Ross #329.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Pedro | Ross |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #329 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #329 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Pedro has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Ross.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Pedro
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #424 among boys in Norway in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1954–2014
Highest recorded position: #283 among boys in Norway, in 1976 (recorded 1954–2014).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #329 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Ross
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #36 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1954–1985
Highest recorded position: #25 among boys in New Zealand, in 1957 (recorded 1954–1985).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #329 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys