Given name & surname
Cisco
“a man from France; one who is free”
In Spanish use, Cisco carries the interpretation “a man from France; one who is free.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Spanish use, Cisco carries the interpretation “a man from France; one who is free.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Spanish.
How it developed
Cisco is used as a form of Francisco.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1924. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cisco through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 836
- 836 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 33 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #9,899 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −13%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,899 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 12.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 33 in 1999. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 871 as a first name in 2020; 2,802 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Cisco’s family of names
Cisco is a form of Francisco. Cisco has a related form in Ciscko. Cisco has a related form in Cisko.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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