Boys' name · since 1924
Ricco
Since 1924, U.S. Social Security records show 1,477 babies named Ricco, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,994 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,009 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,477
- born since 1924
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ricco is the #9009 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,477 recorded since 1924.
Ricco has 1,477 recorded births among boys since 1924, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9009 as of the latest data, more common than 35% of boys, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 2025.
- #3,994 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,009 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,477 born since 1924
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ricco ranks #3,994 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,009 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,477 born since 1924, peaking in the 1970s.
- #3,994 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,009 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,477
- born since 1924
- 1970s
- peak decade
Ricco's 1,477 recorded births place it above 91.21% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Ricco compares
1,477 Top 26% higher than 74% 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
Ricco's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ricco | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,477 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 62 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ricco's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ricco splits its recorded history at 1991: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1965 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 62 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ricco popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–2025
- Peak year (1977)
- 62
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Ricco by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (353 births, 24% of the file).
1970s was Ricco's strongest decade.
353 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Ricco births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1950s 27
1950s
27 births
- 1960s 82
1960s
82 births
- 1970s
1970s
353 births
- 1980s
1980s
306 births
- 1990s
1990s
261 births
- 2000s
2000s
191 births
- 2010s
2010s
179 births
- 2020s 72
2020s
72 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 353 births (24% of all-time use).
How Ricco 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 Ricco's total volume
Ricco by state
Where Ricco concentrates geographically, total births since 1924
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 38 | 2.6% |
| #2 | California | | 23 | 1.6% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 13 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Florida | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.3% |
38 of 1,477 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Ricco appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ricco's data
- Ricco's decade-level peak was the 1970s (353 total births); usage has since declined to 72 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Riccos (38 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Ricco: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~101 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, 1924–2025 (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 Ricco 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.