US rank #6864 Boys' name Peak 1999 827 births

Cisco — #6864 US boys' name

827 babies named Cisco in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51940s111950s171960s161970s1121980s831990s1862000s1862010s1372020s74
#6864
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 52% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Cisco was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

33 babies were named Cisco in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cisco

The Social Security Administration has registered 827 babies named Cisco between 1924 and 2024, spanning 101 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cisco currently holds the #6864 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cisco performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 186 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Cisco shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 204 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Mexico. In total, SSA state-level files list Cisco in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cisco in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 827 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Cisco at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

827

Since 1924

101 years of records

Peak year

1999

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#6,864

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1924

Recorded for 101 years

Last year on file: 2024

Cisco popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1924

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1999)
33
Annual births at peak — across 101 years of records
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Cisco by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
186 births that decade — 22% of Cisco's all-time total
1920s51940s111950s171960s161970s1121980s831990s1862000s1862010s1372020s74

Cisco by state

Where Cisco concentrates geographically — total births since 1924

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Cisco
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
204 24.7%
#2 New Mexico
5 0.6%
California share of Cisco's total US births 24.7%
Even split

204 of 827 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cisco?
827 babies have been named Cisco since 1924. It currently ranks #6864 among boys. The peak year was 1999 with 33 births.
When was Cisco most popular?
Cisco was most popular in the 1990s decade with 186 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Cisco most popular?
The top states for the name Cisco are California (204 births), New Mexico (5 births).
How long has the name Cisco been used?
Cisco has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 101 years of data through 2024.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1924–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.