Zico
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ZEE-koh
- Origin
- Portuguese
Zico is a boys' name of Portuguese origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Zico mean?
Portuguese: Brazilian Portuguese nickname, a short pet form
Best known as the nickname of the Brazilian footballer Arthur Antunes Coimbra.
Is Zico a girl's or a boy's name?
Zico is a boys' name.
How popular is Zico in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Zico in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Zico in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,503 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
Names like Zico
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Rocco, Arlo, Luca, Marco, Cruz, Rio, Jago, Lucas, Iago, Thiago, Viggo, Milo
More Portuguese names
Zaire, Lua, Vasco, Romario, Sereia, Luar, Diogo, Evora, Brazil, Aires, Mariaalice, Marques, Tavares, Anajulia, Tavaris, Joia
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Zico: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/zico, updated 20 October 2026.