Rico
Rico was the 1805th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 89 babies. Its best year was 1976, when it ranked 436th; the most babies were born in 1991 (319). Over the last ten years it has moved down 402 places. More babies were named Rico in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,805 boys, down 357 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 89boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1991319 babies
- Total since 1880
- 9,971babies recorded
Rico popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 45 since 1970.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,805 | 89 |
| 2020 | #1,448 | 120 |
| 2010 | #1,295 | 133 |
| 2000 | #1,119 | 126 |
| 1990 | #585 | 295 |
| 1980 | #585 | 216 |
| 1970 | #698 | 142 |
| 1960 | #1,458 | 31 |
| 1950 | #2,975 | 8 |
| 1940 | #3,840 | 5 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #3,164 | 9 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Rico, counting every spelling?
Rico has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Rico?
89 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rico (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Rico born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 94 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rico.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rico?
About 9,200 people born in the US named Rico are alive today, with a median age of 35; half are between 19 and 47. That makes Rico mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Rico by state
How common Rico was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.7×). In 39 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Rico: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rico, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Rico
How popular is the name Rico?
Rico was the 1805th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 89 babies. Its best year was 1976, when it ranked 436th; the most babies were born in 1991 (319). Over the last ten years it has moved down 402 places. More babies were named Rico in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Rico a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Rico in the US.
Where is Rico most popular?
In 2021–2025, Rico was most common in Arizona (0.12 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Texas.