Is Rico a boy or girl name?
Rico is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 98 boys were named Rico, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.5% of the 9,880 US babies named Rico were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,700
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Rico since 1915
- 9,880
- Most popular year
- 1976
- 327 babies
Boys and girls named Rico, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 26 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 53 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 29 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 50 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 177 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 460 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 2,049 | 36 | 1.7% |
| 1980s | 1,844 | 9 | 0.5% |
| 1990s | 1,972 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,298 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,322 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 555 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 98 | #1,700 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 107 | #1,628 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 105 | #1,648 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 125 | #1,446 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 120 | #1,446 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 137 | #1,333 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 133 | #1,350 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 148 | #1,243 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 121 | #1,441 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 123 | #1,401 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 150 | #1,224 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 127 | #1,342 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 108 | #1,496 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 142 | #1,233 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 133 | #1,295 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 126 | #1,365 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 150 | #1,185 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 148 | #1,194 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 144 | #1,177 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 116 | #1,314 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 150 | #1,070 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 114 | #1,266 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 121 | #1,173 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 103 | #1,285 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 126 | #1,119 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 130 | #1,057 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 146 | #955 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 143 | #945 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 137 | #947 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 157 | #870 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 177 | #800 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 232 | #674 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 236 | #676 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 319 | #566 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 295 | #585 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 280 | #585 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 214 | #648 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 175 | #687 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 184 | #662 | 9 | #7,588 |
| 1985 | 146 | #732 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 144 | #728 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 157 | #684 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 177 | #656 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 151 | #705 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 216 | #585 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 200 | #608 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 225 | #557 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 233 | #547 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 318 | #437 | 9 | #6,458 |
| 1975 | 222 | #540 | 10 | #5,867 |
| 1974 | 192 | #580 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 175 | #596 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 152 | #649 | 8 | #6,411 |
| 1971 | 190 | #604 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 142 | #698 | 9 | #5,716 |
| 1969 | 71 | #909 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 64 | #908 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 47 | #1,081 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 40 | #1,190 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 43 | #1,158 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 40 | #1,230 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 38 | #1,270 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 27 | #1,539 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 59 | #1,025 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 31 | #1,459 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 36 | #1,317 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 16 | #2,080 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 23 | #1,711 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 28 | #1,506 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 17 | #1,959 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 13 | #2,295 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 10 | #2,677 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 13 | #2,231 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 13 | #2,228 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 8 | #2,975 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 14 | #2,102 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 6 | #3,599 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 6 | #3,672 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,816 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 7 | #3,178 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 7 | #3,159 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 5 | #3,840 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 9 | #2,634 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 7 | #3,199 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,600 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 7 | #3,309 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 6 | #3,874 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 9 | #3,026 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 8 | #3,325 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,835 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,773 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,834 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 6 | #4,241 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 9 | #3,164 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,640 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 8 | #3,157 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 11 | #2,427 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Rico reached #437 in 1976. As a girl name, it reached #5,716 in 1970. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Rico
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.