Rico

Meaning: Powerful and brave ruler
Origin: Germanic — Short form of Ricardo

Boy's name · #1805 in the US (2025) · Retro

Popularity over time

Rico's best rank, #436, came in 1976; it has settled back to #1805 today. Roughly 9,900 boys have been named Rico since 1915.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 9 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#333 in Scotland (2025) · #563 in England & Wales (2025) · #787 in Switzerland (2025) · #520 in Ireland (2024) · #755 in Netherlands (2024) · #958 in Austria (2024) · #2,159 in Sweden (2024) · #2,710 in Canada (2024) · #409 in New Zealand (2023) · #21,529 in Italy (2023) · #6,439 in France (2022) · #7,986 in Ecuador (2022) and 2 more.

Famous Ricos

Rico Lewis — English footballer (born 2004)
Rico Rodriguez — American actor (born 1998)
Rico Verhoeven — Dutch kickboxer (born 1989)
Rico Henry — English footballer (born 1997)
Rico Dowdle — American football player (born 1998)

As a surname

It is also an American family name — about 26,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

Sergio Rico — Spanish footballer (born 1993)
Diego Rico — Spanish footballer (born 1993)
Álvaro Rico — Spanish actor (born 1996)

In stories & tradition

Rico Suave^pt — Hannah Montana (TV series)
Rico — Madagascar character
Rico Dredd — 2000 AD (comics)

What Ricos become

Among 352 notable people named Rico:

Sports figures appear 1.8× more often than among typical names — e.g. Rico Lewis, English footballer (born 2004).

Similar names: Ricardo · Clint · Reece · Nikko · Lenny · Robbie

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