How Many People Are Named Chico?
An estimated 836 people in the United States have the first name Chico. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 47 years old, and Chico peaked in popularity in 1977 with 56 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chico as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Chico paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
836
About 1 in 409,993 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
47
years old
Peak Year
1977
56 births
Total Registered
951
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chico
Chico is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 951 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Chico as a male name
Ranked #9,755 in 2020
7 male births in 2020
Peak: 1977 (56 births)
Chico: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chico span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 320 babies were registered. Chico has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Chico by Decade
How has Chico tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Chico by State
Birth registrations for Chico span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in South Carolina, North Carolina, Mississippi. The lowest are in Kentucky, Alabama, California. On average, about 11 Chicos were registered per state.
Chico + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chico as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Chico
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Chico: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chico?
We estimate approximately 836 people named Chico are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 409,993 Americans share this first name.
Is Chico a common name?
Chico is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 951 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chico most popular?
Chico reached peak popularity in 1977, when 56 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chico is approximately 47 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chico a male name?
Chico is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chico Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chico Smith, Chico Johnson, Chico Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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