Gender
Origin
- Spanish
- Strong Ruler
Syllables
2
Themes
- Surname
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Rico
Pronunciation
r(i)-co
Famous People
Baseball player Rico Brogna, Baseball player Rico Carty, Baseball player Rico Rossy
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1991 (rank #566, 319 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1793, 89 births)
- Girls: peak in 1975 (rank #5509, 10 births); most recent 1986 (rank #7126, 9 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 89 | – |
| 2024 | 98 | – |
| 2023 | 107 | – |
| 2022 | 105 | – |
| 2021 | 125 | – |
| 2020 | 120 | – |
| 2019 | 137 | – |
| 2018 | 133 | – |
| 2017 | 148 | – |
| 2016 | 121 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #475, 84 births); most recent 2025 (rank #563, 69 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 69 |
| 2024 | 84 |
| 2023 | 52 |
| 2022 | 52 |
| 2021 | 46 |
| 2020 | 45 |
| 2019 | 69 |
| 2018 | 78 |
| 2017 | 79 |
| 2016 | 78 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1957 (rank #459, 16 births); most recent 2022 (rank #3765, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #501, 6 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #333, 10 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence