Masculine dossier · first seen 1915

Rico

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Rico
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1991

Peak rank proxy

319

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Millennial

1915Peak 19912024

Peak year

1991

Decline from peak

69.3%

2024

All-time

9,835

Rico has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1991, when 319 boys were named Rico.

In 2024, only 98 boys were given the name.

Down 69.3% from its peak.

All told, about 9,835 Americans have been named Rico and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1915.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationMillennial

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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