Rico is a boy's name of Spanish origin. Its meaning is not recorded in the standard references we check — we would rather tell you that plainly than guess. In 2024 it was given to 98 boys in the United States.
Rico belongs to the Spanish tradition. Its roots are documented, even though its precise meaning is not recorded in the standard references — an honest gap we prefer to a confident guess.
In the United States, Rico first appears in Social Security records in 1915. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #437 in 1976, and in 2024 98 babies received the name — 9,835 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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The meaning of Rico is not recorded in the standard references we check. Rather than repeat an unsourced claim, we leave it open — its Spanish origin is documented, but its exact meaning is not.
Rico is a boy name. In 2024, 98 babies received the name in the US.
Rico comes from the Spanish tradition.
Rico first appears in US records in 1915. Its best-ever ranking was #437 in 1976, and 98 babies were given the name in 2024.
Rico is pronounced /ˈɹiːkoʊ/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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