NameTides

Rico

Rico was the #1,793 boys' name in the US in 2025 (89 babies), and #563 in England & Wales.

Rico as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Rico as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandEngland & WalesUS
Rico as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#1,793 (89)#563 (69)#333 (10)——
2024#1,685 (99)#475 (84)—#520 (6)#2,710 (6)
2023#1,623 (107)#672 (52)#533 (5)——
2022#1,642 (105)#665 (52)——#1,483 (13)
2021#1,442 (125)#738 (46)——#2,812 (5)
2020#1,437 (120)#723 (45)—#637 (4)#2,746 (5)
2019#1,327 (137)#549 (69)—#564 (5)#2,756 (5)
2018#1,348 (133)#502 (78)#595 (4)#572 (5)#1,682 (10)
2017#1,236 (148)#501 (79)#490 (6)—#1,623 (11)
2016#1,433 (121)#515 (78)——#2,428 (6)
2015#1,396 (123)#557 (68)#529 (5)—#1,956 (8)
2014#1,218 (150)#544 (67)#490 (6)#715 (3)#2,133 (7)
2013#1,340 (127)#486 (79)#434 (7)—#1,380 (13)
2012#1,490 (108)#542 (67)——#1,971 (8)
2011#1,219 (143)#528 (66)#544 (4)—#2,125 (7)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1976 at #436.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1915.

How common is it?

about 1 in 19,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 19,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 3,900uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 2,000uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Rico is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 20,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 18,000 to 1 in 23,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Rico by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #898WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: #1,113MINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,197CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,217TXFlorida: #1,831FL
Rico (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
RicoCanadaBoys—too few
RicoEngland & WalesBoys#56369
RicoIrelandBoys—too few
RicoNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
RicoScotlandBoys#33310
RicoUSGirls—too few
RicoUSBoys#1,79389