Rico

Rico

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Dutch

Rico first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2013 with 79 babies (rank #488 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Rico

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Rico yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

942

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Rico

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	16	#929
1997	14	#1,042
1998	15	#993
1999	9	#1,478
2000	20	#839
2001	30	#632
2002	31	#649
2003	40	#574
2004	42	#589
2005	51	#532
2006	48	#603
2007	38	#739
2008	61	#549
2009	54	#606
2010	48	#665
2011	66	#533
2012	67	#547
2013	79	#488
2014	67	#547
2015	68	#560
2016	78	#516

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#929

1997

#1,042

1998

#993

1999

#1,478

2000

#839

2001

#632

2002

#649

2003

#574

2004

#589

2005

#532

2006

#603

2007

#739

2008

#549

2009

#606

2010

#665

2011

#533

2012

#547

2013

#488

2014

#547

2015

#560

2016

#516

Numerology of Rico

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Rico

Share your Rico story

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