Juanpedro
A compound masculine Spanish name from Juan and Pedro, meaning "John Peter".
Name Census estimates that about 11 living Americans carry the first name Juanpedro. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Juanpedro today is around 36 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Juanpedro births was 1987 (6 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Juanpedro. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Juanpedro. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
11
~ 1 in 31,159,485 Americans
Peak year
1987
6 babies that year
Average age
36
years old
1990 SSA rank
#8,779
Tracked since 1987
Popularity
Juanpedro: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Juanpedro from the 1980s through to the 1990s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 6 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Juanpedro by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Juanpedro during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Juanpedro
The name Juanpedro is a Spanish masculine given name, formed by combining the names Juan and Pedro. It originated in Spain during the Middle Ages, when it was common to give children multiple names derived from revered saints or biblical figures.
Juan is a form of the Hebrew name Yohanan, meaning "Graced by God" or "Yahweh is gracious." This name gained widespread popularity after John the Baptist and John the Apostle, two prominent figures in Christian tradition. Pedro, on the other hand, is the Spanish form of the Greek name Petros, meaning "rock" or "stone," referring to the apostle Simon Peter, considered the founding father of the Catholic Church.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Juanpedro dates back to the 13th century, when it was mentioned in the Cantigas de Santa Maria, a collection of religious poems and songs written in Galician-Portuguese during the reign of King Alfonso X of Castile (1221-1284). The name was often given to children born on the feast days of St. John the Baptist or St. Peter.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Juanpedro. One such individual was Juanpedro Muñoz (1520-1570), a Spanish soldier and explorer who accompanied Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Mexico and later served as a governor in New Spain. Another was Juanpedro Fernández de Navarrete (1610-1686), a Spanish painter and artist known for his religious works and portraits.
In the field of literature, Juanpedro Aparicio (1624-1688) was a Spanish dramatist and poet who wrote several plays and works of poetry during the Spanish Golden Age. Juanpedro López de Ayala (1332-1407) was a prominent Spanish statesman, writer, and historian who served as Chancellor of Castile and wrote the influential chronicles of the reigns of Peter the Cruel and Henry II of Castile.
Finally, Juanpedro Fernández de Hijar (1575-1637) was a Spanish nobleman and military officer who played a significant role in the Thirty Years' War, serving as a captain-general and governor of various territories in the Spanish Netherlands.
People
Juanpedro + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Juanpedro as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Juanpedro: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Juanpedro?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 11 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Juanpedro going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 31,159,485 US residents.
Is Juanpedro a common name?
We classify Juanpedro as "Very Rare". It ranks above 30.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 11 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Juanpedro most popular?
The single biggest year for Juanpedro was 1987, when 6 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Juanpedro is about 36 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Juanpedro in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Juanpedro a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Juanpedro in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Juanpedro still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Juanpedro in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Juanpedro can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people are called Juanpedro?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.