Boys' name · since 1924
Cisco
Since 1924, U.S. Social Security records show 836 babies named Cisco, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,748 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,823 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 836
- born since 1924
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cisco currently ranks #9823 among boys' names in America, with 836 babies recorded since 1924.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cisco has been recorded 836 times among boys since 1924, currently ranked #9823 nationally and more common than 29% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 2025.
- #5,748 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,823 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 836 born since 1924
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cisco ranks #5,748 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,823 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 836 born since 1924, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,748 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,823 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 836
- born since 1924
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cisco's 836 recorded births place it above 87.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Cisco compares
836 Top 35% higher than 65% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cisco's all-time total is 127% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cisco | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 836 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cisco's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cisco's full recorded timeline at 1995, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1924, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cisco popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Cisco by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (186 births, 22% of the file).
1990s was Cisco's strongest decade.
186 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Cisco births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s 17
1950s
17 births
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s
1970s
112 births
- 1980s
1980s
83 births
- 1990s
1990s
186 births
- 2000s
2000s
186 births
- 2010s
2010s
138 births
- 2020s
2020s
82 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 186 births (22% of all-time use).
How Cisco compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Cisco's total volume
Cisco by state
Where Cisco concentrates geographically, total births since 1924
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 204 | 24.4% |
| #2 | New Mexico | | 5 | 0.6% |
204 of 836 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Cisco's data
- Cisco's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (186 total births) through the 2020s (82) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Ciscos (204 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Cisco
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Cisco
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cisco: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~101 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1924–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cisco draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.