Rico

What does the name Rico mean?

Rico is a Spanish and Italian short form of Ricardo, Enrico and Federico, and it is also the Spanish word for "rich" or "wealthy". Through Ricardo it inherits the Germanic meaning of Richard, "brave ruler". Rico stood at number 1119 in 2000, peaked at number 1070 in 2004, was number 1403 in 2015 and ranks 1805 among boys' names in 2025.

At a glance

Gender

Boy's name

Origin

Spanish / Italian

Popularity

Rather rare – #1805 of the boy names in the United States

International

Rico (Spanish / Italian / German / English), Ricardo (Spanish / Portuguese), Riccardo (Italian), Enrico (Italian), Richard (English / French / German).

Similar names

• Ricardo
• Enrico
• Federico
• Ricky
• Riccardo

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• Ricardo
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• Nico
• Rio
• Enrique