How Many People Are Named Tico?
An estimated 76 people in the United States have the first name Tico. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Tico peaked in popularity in 1977 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tico 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 Tico paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Tico is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
76
About 1 in 4,509,926 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1977
13 births
Total Registered
81
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tico
Tico is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 81 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Tico as a male name
Ranked #8,904 in 1996
6 male births in 1996
Peak: 1977 (13 births)
Tico: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tico span from the 1970s to the 1990s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 48 babies were registered. Tico has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tico by Decade
How has Tico 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.
Tico + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tico as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tico
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tico: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tico?
We estimate approximately 76 people named Tico 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 4,509,926 Americans share this first name.
Is Tico a common name?
Tico is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 60.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 81 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tico most popular?
Tico reached peak popularity in 1977, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tico is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tico a male name?
Tico is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tico Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tico Smith, Tico Johnson, Tico 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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