Cisco comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Frenchman or free man.
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How popular is Cisco?
1999peak year
The name Cisco reached its peak in 1999, with 33 registrations (ranked #2618). It had been quietly building for over half a century before that, first appearing in records in 1924. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #6644) today, averaging about 13 new babies per year. Cisco's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 827 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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