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Casandra

Girl

Meaning of Casandra: Greek: 'shining upon man'

Casandra is a girl's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 9571st most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4843rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#9571

9 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4843

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

15,791

First recorded 1940 · peak 1990

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 334 babies1982: 439 babies1983: 383 babies1984: 379 babies1985: 399 babies1986: 397 babies1987: 348 babies1988: 477 babies1989: 624 babies1990: 642 babies19901991: 510 babies1992: 487 babies1993: 472 babies1994: 489 babies1995: 426 babies1996: 405 babies1997: 436 babies1998: 400 babies1999: 338 babies2000: 322 babies20002001: 342 babies2002: 338 babies2003: 307 babies2004: 236 babies2005: 243 babies2006: 194 babies2007: 175 babies2008: 130 babies2009: 107 babies2010: 75 babies20102011: 84 babies2012: 39 babies2013: 44 babies2014: 39 babies2015: 24 babies2016: 31 babies2017: 24 babies2018: 25 babies2019: 19 babies2020: 15 babies20202021: 16 babies2022: 16 babies2023: 14 babies2024: 12 babies2025: 9 babies
US babies named Casandra per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 642.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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