Recorded 1972–1991 Boys' name Peak 1991 50 births

Recco — boys' name

50 babies named Recco in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s211980s201990s9
1970s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Recco was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

9 babies were named Recco in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Recco

The Social Security Administration has registered 50 babies named Recco between 1972 and 1991, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Recco currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Recco performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Recco shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Recco in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 50 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Recco at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

50

Since 1972

20 years of records

Peak year

1991

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1972

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 1991

Recco popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1972

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1991)
9
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
45678910 19911989198519831978197619731972 5

Recco by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
21 births that decade — 42% of Recco's all-time total
1970s211980s201990s9

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Recco?
50 babies have been named Recco since 1972. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1991 with 9 births.
When was Recco most popular?
Recco was most popular in the 1970s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Recco been used?
Recco has been recorded in Social Security data since 1972, spanning 20 years of data through 1991.
What names are similar to Recco?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Reco, Recardo, Rece, Rector, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1972–1991 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.