Boys' name · since 1915
Rico
Rico has 9,926 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,212 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,796 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,926
- born since 1915
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rico is the #1796 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 9,926 recorded since 1915.
Rico has 9,926 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1796 as of the latest data, more common than 87% 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 1915 to 2025.
- #1,212 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,796 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 9,926 born since 1915
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rico ranks #1,212 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,796 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 9,926 born since 1915, peaking in the 1970s.
- #1,212 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,796 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,926
- born since 1915
- 1970s
- peak decade
Rico's 9,926 recorded births place it above 97.33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Rico compares
9,926 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Rico's all-time total is 27x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rico | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,926 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 319 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rico's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rico's full recorded timeline at 1977, 78% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 22% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1922, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1991 peak of 319 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rico popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (1991)
- 319
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Rico popularity over time - girls
45 total births recorded since 1970 (Rico as girls' name)
Rico by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (2,049 births, 21% of the file).
1970s was Rico's strongest decade.
2,049 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Rico births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 26
1910s
26 births
- 1920s 53
1920s
53 births
- 1930s 29
1930s
29 births
- 1940s 50
1940s
50 births
- 1950s 177
1950s
177 births
- 1960s 460
1960s
460 births
- 1970s
1970s
2,049 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,844 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,972 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,298 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,323 births
- 2020s 645
2020s
645 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 2,049 births (21% of all-time use).
How Rico 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 Rico's total volume
Rico by state
Where Rico concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,083 | 10.9% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 844 | 8.5% |
| #3 | Texas | | 683 | 6.9% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 485 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Florida | | 436 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 428 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 361 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 357 | 3.6% |
1,083 of 9,926 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Rico appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rico's data
- Rico's decade-level peak was the 1970s (2,049 total births); usage has since declined to 645 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ricos (1,083 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Rico
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Rico: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Rico 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.