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Mico

#11,535 in 2025UnisexBoys' nameGirls' name

Literal meaning not recorded

Mico has been given to 162 babies in the U.S. since 1970. In 2025 it ranked #11,535 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 2014, with 10 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 89% boys, 11% girls all-time.

Babies named Mico, 2025

1 in 553,000

Mico over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls
02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Mico over time

In 2025, Mico went to 0% girls and 100% boys.

19702025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Mico: meaning, origin, and history

Literal meaning not recorded

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Mico means

Mico is a given name.

Origin, language, and formation

Mico is used in Cebuano.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 144 boys were recorded with the name Mico between 1970 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 10 in 2014; its best national rank was #4,559 in 1970.

Over 5 years its rank rose, from #13,395 in 2020 to #11,535 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #8,483 in 2015 to #11,535 in 2025.

In the United States, 18 girls were recorded with the name Mico between 1971 and 1977. Its highest annual count was 8 in 1971; its best national rank was #6,395 in 1971.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How common is Mico?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025
1 in 553,000
6 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only
1 in 285,000
<0.01% of boys
Rank, 2025
#11,535
of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size
382,984 kids
Even odds of a second one

Where Mico sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%
Class of 30Under 1%
Grade of 100Under 1%
School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 382,984 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Mico. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Micos were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Mico was born before 2014 — so the typical Mico is around 11 today.

Median birth year
2014
About 11 years old
Biggest decade
2010s
33.3% of all use
Born in the last 25 years
70.8%
A modern name
Recorded since 1950
144
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Choose a decade

2010s — 33.3% of all recorded uses (48).

Is Mico rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago
—
Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago
+1,860
Places climbed
Rank vs 10 years ago
−3,052
Places dropped
Births vs 10 years ago
0.67×
Fewer babies than then
Share of its own peak
60.0%
Peak was 2014 (10)
Years since peak
11
Years
Year-to-year steadiness
Volatile
28.6% average annual change
Best rank ever
#4,559
1970

Spellings of Mico

Mico is not the most common spelling — Mike is, with 24.9% against Mico's 0.02%.

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Mico around the world

Where Mico ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

  • England & Wales
    2020–2024
    #5,120
    in 2024
  • Canada
    2018–2018
    #2,536
    in 2018
  • South Australia
    1949–2000
    #556
    in 2000

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics, Statistics Canada and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. StatCan data under Statistics Canada Open Licence. CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0.

Mico by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025
#11,535
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Up 1,860
Best rank ever
#4,559
1970
Peak year
2014
10 that year
First recorded
1970
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
144
Count in 2025
6

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025
Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
—
Best rank ever
#6,395
1971
Peak year
1971
8 that year
First recorded
1971
Last recorded
1977
All-time count
18
Count in 2025
Under 5

Names similar to Mico

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

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Sibling names for Mico

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

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