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How popular is the name Riko?

Births per year, rank history and how many Rikos are alive today.

Riko (male) is a rare spelling of the boys' name Rico in England and Wales, ranked 4275th in 2025 and given to 4 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 2006, when 5 babies were given the name, the 2870th most popular that year.

Across all spellings of the name, the Rico you are most likely to meet is around 9 years old. Half of all Ricos born in England and Wales are between 7 and 20, and there are at least 1,600 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called Rico - on average, only one in every 190 such rooms contains a Rico.

How many babies are named Riko each year?

Includes all spellings: Riko, Rico. Figures before 1996 are estimates.

0255075200020201996: 161997: 141998: 151999: 92000: 202001: 302002: 312003: 402004: 422005: 512006: 532007: 382008: 612009: 542010: 482011: 702012: 672013: 842014: 702015: 682016: 782017: 792018: 812019: 722020: 452021: 462022: 522023: 522024: 882025: 73actual

Where does the Riko spelling rank?

1101001,0005,00020202006: ranked 2,8702011: ranked 3,8302013: ranked 3,3152014: ranked 4,6322018: ranked 4,7492019: ranked 4,7022024: ranked 4,2712025: ranked 4,275

Where does the Rico spelling rank?

1101001,0002,000200020201996: ranked 8981997: ranked 1,0101998: ranked 9581999: ranked 1,3832000: ranked 8172001: ranked 6172002: ranked 6332003: ranked 5652004: ranked 5862005: ranked 5252006: ranked 5962007: ranked 7312008: ranked 5442009: ranked 5962010: ranked 6602011: ranked 5282012: ranked 5422013: ranked 4862014: ranked 5442015: ranked 5572016: ranked 5152017: ranked 5012018: ranked 5022019: ranked 5492020: ranked 7232021: ranked 7382022: ranked 6652023: ranked 6722024: ranked 4752025: ranked 563

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Riko per year in England and Wales, 1996 to 2025, peaking at about 88 in 2024
Riko: births per year in England and Wales, 1996-2025. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Riko most popular?

The most popular form of the name, Rico, peaked in 2024, when 88 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Riko spelling itself peaked in 2006, with 5 babies.

How many people are called Riko?

At least 1,600 people named Riko in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Riko?

Most living Rikos are between 7 and 20; the most common age is about 9.

Is Riko becoming more or less popular?

Broadly steady in recent years.






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