Boys' name · since 1956
Reco
Reco has 1,202 recorded births since 1956 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1976 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,580 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,255 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,202
- born since 1956
- 1970s
- peak decade
1,202 babies have been named Reco since 1956, making it today's #12255 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reco has been recorded 1,202 times among boys since 1956, currently ranked #12255 nationally and more common than 12% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2025.
- #4,580 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,255 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,202 born since 1956
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Reco ranks #4,580 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,255 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,202 born since 1956, peaking in the 1970s.
- #4,580 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,255 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,202
- born since 1956
- 1970s
- peak decade
Reco's 1,202 recorded births place it above 89.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Reco compares
1,202 Top 29% higher than 71% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Reco's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Reco | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,202 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 66 | 34 | 22,252 |
Reco's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Reco splits its recorded history at 1987: 40% of all births land in the more recent half, 60% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1956 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1976 peak of 66 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Reco popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2025
- Peak year (1976)
- 66
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Reco by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (411 births, 34% of the file).
1970s was Reco's strongest decade.
411 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Reco births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 29
1950s
29 births
- 1960s 58
1960s
58 births
- 1970s
1970s
411 births
- 1980s
1980s
312 births
- 1990s
1990s
180 births
- 2000s 135
2000s
135 births
- 2010s 72
2010s
72 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 411 births (34% of all-time use).
How Reco compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Reco's total volume
Reco by state
Where Reco concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 111 | 9.2% |
| #2 | South Carolina | | 40 | 3.3% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 25 | 2.1% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 24 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 23 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 21 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.4% |
111 of 1,202 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Reco appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Reco's data
- Reco's decade-level peak was the 1970s (411 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Recos (111 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Reco: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~69 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1956–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Reco draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.