Rico vs Richard

Side-by-side comparison of Rico and Richard - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Rico

Boy name · Rank #1694

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Name B

Richard

Boy name · Rank #233

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Metric Rico Richard
Current Rank #1694 #233
Total Births (all years) 9,926 2,577,552
Peak Year 1991 1946
Peak Year Births 319 58,870
Peak Decade 1970s 1950s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Rico Richard
1880s - 7,010
1890s - 7,572
1900s - 10,675
1910s 26 74,603
1920s 53 222,599
1930s 29 330,502
1940s 50 477,476
1950s 177 535,461
1960s 460 373,907
1970s 2,049 202,804
1980s 1,844 154,745
1990s 1,972 94,876
2000s 1,298 48,582
2010s 1,323 26,747
2020s 645 9,993

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Rico Richard
2014 150 2,888
2015 123 2,688
2016 121 2,525
2017 148 2,286
2018 133 2,138
2019 137 1,990
2020 120 1,828
2021 125 1,783
2022 105 1,688
2023 107 1,645
2024 99 1,544
2025 89 1,505

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1915–2025.

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