English use
Source-reportedA diminutive of the male given names Ricardo, Federico, and Enrico.
Source for this definition
- Rico — English definition (English Wiktionary via Kaikki)CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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01 / Meaning & origin
Rico is a masculine given name documented in English, French, Spanish and 5 other languages.
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A diminutive of the male given names Ricardo, Federico, and Enrico.
a diminutive of the male given name Enrico
a diminutive of the male given names Ricardo and Federico
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United States, 2025: 89 boys (rank 1793). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Rico
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1914 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1915 | 11 | 2,310 | observed |
| 1916 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1917 | 8 | 2,956 | observed |
| 1918 | 7 | 3,368 | observed |
| 1919 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1920 | 9 | 2,967 | observed |
| 1921 | 6 | 3,869 | observed |
| 1922 | 5 | 4,307 | observed |
| 1923 | 5 | 4,239 | observed |
| 1924 | 5 | 4,347 | observed |
| 1925 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1926 | 8 | 3,139 | observed |
| 1927 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1928 | 9 | 2,843 | observed |
| 1929 | 6 | 3,559 | observed |
| 1930 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1931 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1932 | 7 | 3,092 | observed |
| 1933 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1934 | 6 | 3,277 | observed |
| 1935 | 7 | 2,951 | observed |
| 1936 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1937 | 9 | 2,479 | observed |
| 1938 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1939 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1940 | 5 | 3,459 | observed |
| 1941 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1942 | 7 | 2,940 | observed |
| 1943 | 7 | 2,964 | observed |
| 1944 | 5 | 3,430 | observed |
| 1945 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1946 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1947 | 6 | 3,370 | observed |
| 1948 | 6 | 3,316 | observed |
| 1949 | 14 | 2,022 | observed |
| 1950 | 8 | 2,770 | observed |
| 1951 | 13 | 2,135 | observed |
| 1952 | 13 | 2,153 | observed |
| 1953 | 10 | 2,531 | observed |
| 1954 | 13 | 2,207 | observed |
| 1955 | 17 | 1,902 | observed |
| 1956 | 28 | 1,480 | observed |
| 1957 | 23 | 1,673 | observed |
| 1958 | 16 | 2,026 | observed |
| 1959 | 36 | 1,302 | observed |
| 1960 | 31 | 1,434 | observed |
| 1961 | 59 | 1,013 | observed |
| 1962 | 27 | 1,515 | observed |
| 1963 | 38 | 1,255 | observed |
| 1964 | 40 | 1,219 | observed |
| 1965 | 43 | 1,144 | observed |
| 1966 | 40 | 1,178 | observed |
| 1967 | 47 | 1,071 | observed |
| 1968 | 64 | 898 | observed |
| 1969 | 71 | 903 | observed |
| 1970 | 142 | 695 | observed |
| 1971 | 190 | 604 | observed |
| 1972 | 152 | 646 | observed |
| 1973 | 175 | 593 | observed |
| 1974 | 192 | 580 | observed |
| 1975 | 222 | 540 | observed |
| 1976 | 318 | 436 | observed |
| 1977 | 233 | 546 | observed |
| 1978 | 225 | 557 | observed |
| 1979 | 200 | 607 | observed |
| 1980 | 216 | 585 | observed |
| 1981 | 151 | 705 | observed |
| 1982 | 177 | 653 | observed |
| 1983 | 157 | 682 | observed |
| 1984 | 144 | 725 | observed |
| 1985 | 146 | 731 | observed |
| 1986 | 184 | 661 | observed |
| 1987 | 175 | 687 | observed |
| 1988 | 214 | 647 | observed |
| 1989 | 280 | 583 | observed |
| 1990 | 295 | 584 | observed |
| 1991 | 319 | 566 | observed |
| 1992 | 236 | 675 | observed |
| 1993 | 232 | 674 | observed |
| 1994 | 177 | 798 | observed |
| 1995 | 157 | 862 | observed |
| 1996 | 137 | 945 | observed |
| 1997 | 143 | 941 | observed |
| 1998 | 146 | 953 | observed |
| 1999 | 130 | 1,055 | observed |
| 2000 | 126 | 1,116 | observed |
| 2001 | 103 | 1,283 | observed |
| 2002 | 121 | 1,168 | observed |
| 2003 | 114 | 1,262 | observed |
| 2004 | 150 | 1,067 | observed |
| 2005 | 116 | 1,307 | observed |
| 2006 | 144 | 1,172 | observed |
| 2007 | 148 | 1,188 | observed |
| 2008 | 150 | 1,182 | observed |
| 2009 | 126 | 1,360 | observed |
| 2010 | 133 | 1,292 | observed |
| 2011 | 143 | 1,219 | observed |
| 2012 | 108 | 1,490 | observed |
| 2013 | 127 | 1,340 | observed |
| 2014 | 150 | 1,218 | observed |
| 2015 | 123 | 1,396 | observed |
| 2016 | 121 | 1,433 | observed |
| 2017 | 148 | 1,236 | observed |
| 2018 | 133 | 1,348 | observed |
| 2019 | 137 | 1,327 | observed |
| 2020 | 120 | 1,437 | observed |
| 2021 | 125 | 1,442 | observed |
| 2022 | 105 | 1,642 | observed |
| 2023 | 107 | 1,623 | observed |
| 2024 | 99 | 1,685 | observed |
| 2025 | 89 | 1,793 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Rico” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-17.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Switzerland — published first names of newborns, 2000–2025
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Switzerland · opendata.swiss OPEN-BY (commercial and non-commercial reuse with source attribution) · retrieved 2026-10-15
National Records of Scotland — Babies' First Names: all first forenames given to 3 or more babies, Scotland, 1974-2025
National Records of Scotland (NRS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Netherlands — SVB newborn names from child-benefit administration, 2017–2025
Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB), Netherlands · Dutch public-sector database reuse assessment; no standard publisher licence stated · retrieved 2026-10-15
Berlin — published first-given-name registration counts, 2017–2023
BerlinOnline GmbH, based on Berlin LABO civil-registry data · CC-BY-3.0-DE · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025
Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Imiona nadawane dzieciom w Polsce — first given names of children, PESEL register, 2000-2025 (national)
Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji (Ministry of Digital Affairs), Poland — PESEL register; published on dane.gov.pl · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)
Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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