Recorded 1970–2019 Boys' name Peak 1979 55 births

Ricko — boys' name

55 babies named Ricko in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s281980s51990s112000s62010s5

The verdict

55 boys have been named Ricko since 1970, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2019.

55
total births
1970–2019
years on record
1970s
peak decade
51%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Ricko was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

7 babies were named Ricko in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ricko

The Social Security Administration has registered 55 babies named Ricko between 1970 and 2019, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ricko currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ricko performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Ricko shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ricko 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 55 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.

Ricko at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

55

Since 1970

50 years of records

Peak year

1979

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1970

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2019

Ricko popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1970

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1979)
7
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2019200319951991198319791975197319711970 6

Ricko by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
28 births that decade — 51% of Ricko's all-time total
1970s281980s51990s112000s62010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ricko?
55 babies have been named Ricko since 1970. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1979 with 7 births.
When was Ricko most popular?
Ricko was most popular in the 1970s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Ricko been used?
Ricko has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 50 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Ricko?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Richard, Ricky, Ricardo, Rick, 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, 1970–2019 (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.