Tico — boys' name
81 babies named Tico in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
81 boys have been named Tico since 1972, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1996.
- 81
- total births
- 1972–1996
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 59%
- born in that decade
59% of everyone ever named Tico was born in this single decade.
13 babies were named Tico in 1977 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Tico
The Social Security Administration has registered 81 babies named Tico between 1972 and 1996, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tico currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 13 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Tico performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Tico shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Tico 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 81 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.
Tico at a glance
Last recorded 1996Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Tico popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1972
- Peak year (1977)
- 13
- Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1996.
81 total births across 25 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1977 with 13 births in a single year.
Tico by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- 48 births that decade — 59% of Tico's all-time total
Tico decade highlights
- Peak decade 48 births
- Runner-up 27 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1970s was Tico's strongest decade
48 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 59% of all-time use.
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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, 1972–1996 (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.