Name meaning & stats
Rico
Rico means “strong ruler” (Portuguese origin). 9,863 US babies since 1940, peak 1976.
What it means
“strong ruler”
PortuguesePet form of Ricardo
In US birth records
Peak year: 1976
9,863 US babies were named Rico between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Rico (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
The most common spelling: 87% of the family
- Rico 87%
- Ricco 13%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1976)