Chico comes from the Portuguese / Spanish tradition, meaning Boy.
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How popular is Chico?
1977peak year
The name Chico reached its peak in 1977, with 56 registrations (ranked #1179). It had been quietly building for over half a century before that, first appearing in records in 1922. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #11128) today, averaging about 6 new babies per year. Across all years on record, approximately 951 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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