Rico has been given to about 9,971 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1976, which makes it a boomer-era name.
Its best year was 1976, when 327 babies were given the name, ranking 436th. The typical living American called Rico is about 35 years old today. It is relatively most common in Washington, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.