Rico

“Variant of Ricardo — Ruler who is strong and brave” — Germanic via Spanish/Portuguese origin

Boy's name · #1793 in the US (2025) · Retro

Rico has appeared in US records since 1915 — best rank #436 (1976) · 9,926 babies named Rico all-time · 1 in 20,000 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,000 boys in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 3,600 boys in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 3,900 boys in England & Wales (2025).

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

Famous Ricos

Rico Lewis — English footballer (born 2004)
Rico Rodriguez — American actor
Rico Henry — English association football player (born 1997)
Rico Verhoeven — Dutch kickboxer
Rico Freimuth — German decathlete

In stories & tradition

Rico Suave — television character
Rico — Madagascar · Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Rico Dredd — 2000 AD

What Ricos become

Among 352 notable people named Rico:

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

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