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Rico

Rico ranks #529 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 2 places, 3 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #161 among boy dog names.
Rico's popularity trend

Rico's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank.

0.005%0.01%0.015%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
3
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#529
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
+329
2014 → 2019
Gender split
100% male
0% female100% male

Gender split comes from 20 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Rico mean?
/ˈɹiːkoʊ/2 syllables

Rico is a short form of Spanish and Italian names like Ricardo, Federico, and Enrico, all of which end in the Germanic element ric, meaning "ruler" or "power." As a standalone word, rico is also Spanish for "rich" or "delicious."

It has a confident, sunny sound, well suited to a companion with a bit of swagger. Short, warm, and easy to call across a room.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Rico shows up

Cats named Rico per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.01%
SeattleWA, US<0.01%

Cat names like Rico

RickyRichardChicoNicoPicoCalico