Given name & surname
Ricco
“a powerful ruler”
Ricco is a variant of Rick. In English use, Rick carries the interpretation “a powerful ruler.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ricco is a variant of Rick. In English use, Rick carries the interpretation “a powerful ruler.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1924. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ricco through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,477
- 1,477 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 62 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #9,519 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −12%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,519 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 12.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 62 in 1977. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,065 as a first name in 2020; 1,157 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Ricco
- Ricco GroßGerman biathleteborn 1970
- Ricco RossAmerican actorborn 1960
- Ricco RodriguezAmerican mixed martial artistborn 1977
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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