How Many People Are Named Reco?
An estimated 1,131 people in the United States have the first name Reco. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Reco peaked in popularity in 1976 with 66 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Reco 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 Reco paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,131
About 1 in 303,054 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1976
66 births
Total Registered
1,197
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Reco
Reco is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,197 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Reco as a male name
Ranked #7,438 in 2017
11 male births in 2017
Peak: 1976 (66 births)
Reco: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Reco span from the 1950s to the 2010s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 411 babies were registered. Reco has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Reco by Decade
How has Reco 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.
Reco by State
Birth registrations for Reco span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, South Carolina, Mississippi. The lowest are in Ohio, Illinois, Louisiana. On average, about 29 Recos were registered per state.
Reco + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Reco as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Reco
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Reco: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Reco?
We estimate approximately 1,131 people named Reco 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 303,054 Americans share this first name.
Is Reco a common name?
Reco is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,197 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Reco most popular?
Reco reached peak popularity in 1976, when 66 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Reco is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Reco a male name?
Reco is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Reco Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Reco Smith, Reco Johnson, Reco 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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