How Many People Are Named Cassandra?
people named Cassandra are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,097 people in the US has this name
Based on 171,384 babies named Cassandra in Social Security records from 1902 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
7,073 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Greek name Κασσανδρα (Kassandra), derived from possibly κεκασμαι (kekasmai) "to excel, to shine" and ανηρ (aner) "man" (genitive ανδρος). In Greek myth Cassandra was a Trojan princess, the daughter of Priam and Hecuba. She was given the gift of prophecy by Apollo, but when she spurned his advances he cursed her so nobody would believe her prophecies.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Cassandra in English. Counting Cassandra and these spellings together, about 205,028 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Cassandra (99.8%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Cassandra alive today is about 38 years old, and 63% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 29 and 46 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Cassandra first appears in the records in 1902 and was given most often in 1990, to 7,073 babies. In 2025, 463 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1902 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Cassandra never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #49, in 1990, and it was in the top 100 for 19 years, 1982 to 2000. In 2025 it ranked #631.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #631 |
| Best rank | #49 (1990) |
| Years in the top 100 | 19 (1982 to 2000) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #67 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Cassandra alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Cassandra were born in California than in any other state: about 20,763 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Cassandra was given about 1.4 times as often in Arizona, Mississippi and North Dakota.
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