MEANING & HISTORY
What does Rico mean?
Rico is a short form used with Ricardo, Enrico and other names ending in -rico. The shared ending connects several name families, so their full meanings should not be treated as identical.
The Spanish adjective rico, rich, is a separate possible word association rather than an automatic explanation of the personal name. Naming the documented longer forms gives a more useful account than a blanket wealth-related translation. Rico may also be used on its own, without another longer name appearing on a person’s documents.
References for this explanation
Pronunciation & syllables
Dictionary readings are kept by language. Select the reading that matches your intended pronunciation. Dots show the source’s written divisions; they are not a universal syllable count across languages.
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Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
EnglishEtymology & source
A diminutive of the male given names Ricardo, Federico, and Enrico.
SpanishEtymology & source
a diminutive of the male given names Ricardo and Federico
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Source accounts remain in their original English; editorial summaries and filters are adapted. Attribution and downloads
People with the name Rico
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Rico Barrera
Filipino actor
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Rico J. Puno
Philippine singer (1953–2018)
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Public-record transcription
6
eligible source records · 2001
This spelling is reported in an openly licensed transcription of elected-candidate records. This is a record count, not a birth count or national popularity measure.
OpenHalalan / COMELEC ↗Wikidata
8
distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Rico J. Puno, Rico Barrera
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Rico in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Rico
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Nico♂♀Short form of Nicholas or Nicodemus
- Rica♀Short form of Frederica or other -rica names
- Rich♂Short form of Richard
- Ricoy♂Familiar form of Rico
- Chico♂Diminutive of Francisco
- Ria♀Familiar form of Maria
- Ricar♂Familiar form of Ricarte, Ricardo or Richard
- Ricky♂Familiar form of Richard
What rhymes with Rico?
Matches share a dictionary-supplied rhyme key in the stated language. Check the recorded reading; another language or accent can change the rhyme.
Recorded combinations with Rico
1 source-reported compound forms include this name as a component. Each part keeps its own history.
Names in this collection
Explore combinations →Explore Rico further
Follow the sources
- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
Source-reported given-name form in a row with a separate explicit middle initial; ODbL-1.0.
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
Original document identified by the transcription; selected PDF entries were spot-checked, not every imported row.
- Wikidata given-name item Q18180064 — Rico (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Rico J. Puno (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q18180064 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Rico Barrera (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q18180064 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Rico (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Wiktionary contributors — Rico (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Behind the Name — rico (opens in a new tab)
Short form of Ricardo, Enrico and names ending in rico. Consulted editorial entry, not submitted user content.