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Cassandra

Girl

Meaning of Cassandra: Greek: 'shining upon man'

Cassandra is a girl's name most strongly associated with Greek naming. It has 9 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 619th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 510th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#619

463 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#510

77 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

171,384

First recorded 1902 · peak 1990

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 2,866 babies1982: 4,679 babies1983: 4,017 babies1984: 4,601 babies1985: 4,739 babies1986: 5,002 babies1987: 4,565 babies1988: 5,753 babies1989: 6,719 babies1990: 7,073 babies19901991: 6,418 babies1992: 6,326 babies1993: 5,430 babies1994: 5,067 babies1995: 4,457 babies1996: 4,025 babies1997: 4,104 babies1998: 3,819 babies1999: 3,729 babies2000: 3,305 babies20002001: 2,835 babies2002: 2,737 babies2003: 2,339 babies2004: 1,979 babies2005: 1,872 babies2006: 1,559 babies2007: 1,327 babies2008: 1,184 babies2009: 1,012 babies2010: 980 babies20102011: 779 babies2012: 743 babies2013: 663 babies2014: 602 babies2015: 616 babies2016: 544 babies2017: 499 babies2018: 446 babies2019: 493 babies2020: 440 babies20202021: 497 babies2022: 453 babies2023: 457 babies2024: 486 babies2025: 463 babies
US babies named Cassandra per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 7,073.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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