Is Chico a boy or girl name?

Chico is a boy’s name. Of the 951 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Chico

Recorded 1922–2020 · United States

Chico was most popular in 1977, when 56 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,863 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 951 people named Chico.

Chico over time

Births per year. The dot marks Chico’s peak in 1977. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Chico a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Chico is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 951 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org