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Cassandra

girl name
Origin
Greek
Syllables
3
Peak era
1990s/2000s
Today
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Meaning

possibly Greek kekasmai "to excel, to surpass" with aner "man"; the Trojan prophetess

Goes by Cass, Cassie. See all nicknames

The story

Cassandra is one of the oldest cautionary tales in the name book. Behind the Name gives the Greek possibly as kekasmai, "to excel, to surpass", with aner, "man", and notes another theory tying the first element to kassyo, "to stitch up a plot". In myth she is the Trojan princess granted prophecy by Apollo, cursed to be right and unbelieved. The American record ran high through the century's second half: about 2,700 girls in the 1940s, about 16,800 in the 1960s, about 44,900 in the 1980s and about 50,400 in the 1990s, easing to about 6,400 in the 2010s and about 2,800 so far this decade. Brazil counts about 4,500, median age 25. Two possible readings, one myth, and four syllables that carry all of it.

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Cassandra's name family

One shared root links 4 names across 2 languages.

Shared root: the Trojan prophetess Kassandra; possibly kekasmai "to excel, to surpass" with aner "man", the derivation debated

The family

CassandraGreek

More branches

KassandraEnglish · variantCassieEnglish · short formKassieEnglish · variant

How popular is Cassandra around the world?

In the United States, 2,796 babies were named Cassandra between 2020 and 2025. In Norway, 10 girls were given the name Cassandra in 2025.

Cassandra is on the official records of the United States, Norway, Canada, England and Wales, Scotland, Mexico City, France, Ireland, South Australia, Montevideo, Austria, Chile, Brazil, Spain and Argentina.

United States

1 in 7,800

In the United States, 2,796 babies were named Cassandra between 2020 and 2025.

1890speak 1990s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Cassandra peaked in the 1990s and the 2000s in nearly equal measure.

Births with a Social Security record. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration

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Norway

1 in 2,600 · register 2026

In Norway, 10 girls were given the name Cassandra in 2025.

1980peak 20102025

share of the girls on the register for that year, SSB’s own figure

People who have or have had a Norwegian ID number, emigrants left out, from Statistics Norway’s name statistics (release of January 2026): by year of birth for 1945–2020 (everyone born that year who was ever registered in Norway, including people who registered later and people who have since died) and by year of naming from 2021; only first names carried by 200 or more living people are listed, counts under 4 are withheld, and SSB merges spellings that differ only by letters outside the Norwegian alphabet. The shares are SSB’s own, of the people of that sex and year in that count; the 2025 figure counts the children named that year, and no year is a count of births. Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), table 10467 (updated 2026-01-28)

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Canada

1 in 7,000

In Canada, 52 girls named Cassandra were born in 2024, the 555th most common name among girls that year.

peak 19932024

share of that year’s name registrations

First given names from provincial and territorial vital statistics across Canada; any name-sex-year under 5 is excluded at source, and small Quebec counts carry a randomized adjustment made at source. Shares divide by Statistics Canada’s count of live births for the year; the 2024 count is preliminary. Source: Statistics Canada, first names at birth (table 17-10-0147-01)

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England and Wales

1 in 7,200

In England and Wales, 81 girls named Cassandra were born in 2025, the 490th most common name among girls that year.

peak 19962025

share of that year’s name registrations

Birth registrations in England and Wales (not the whole UK); exact spellings are counted separately, and any spelling under 3 in a year is withheld at source. Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names in England and Wales

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Scotland

1 in 9,200

In Scotland, 5 girls named Cassandra were registered in 2024, the 541st most common name among girls that year.

1974peak 19912024

share of that year’s name registrations

Births registered in Scotland; different spellings count separately but accents are merged at source, and any spelling under 3 in total is suppressed. Source: National Records of Scotland, babies' first names

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Mexico City City

1 in 11,000

In Mexico City, there were 11 registrations of Cassandra in 2022.

peak 20022022

share of that year’s registrations in the city

Civil-registry acts in Mexico City by registration year. Counts are lower bounds (names under 6 in a month and borough are removed at source) and count name-instances, not people; compound names are split, so “Maria Jose” counts under each part. 2023, a partial extract through 3 Mar with no cell on record for this name, is excluded. Source: Registro Civil of Mexico City, open data portal, registered given names 2000-2023

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France

1 in 13,000

In France, about 50 girls named Cassandra were born in 2025, the 788th most common name among girls that year.

1970peak 19932025

share of that year’s births on record

Births in France by year of birth, from INSEE’s fichier des prénoms (1900–2025; Mayotte from 2012); exact spellings count separately (Léo and Leo are different names), any spelling under 3 in a year and sex is withheld at source, every count is rounded to the nearest 5 at source, and nametree keeps the spellings that reached 20 in some year. Shares divide by INSEE’s count of births in France from 1957, and before that by the file’s own total for the year; INSEE says the file is not complete before 1946. Source: Insee, fichier des prénoms (last updated 2026-07-16)

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Ireland

1 in 18,000

In Ireland, 3 girls named Cassandra were born in 2025, the 885th most common name among girls that year.

1964peak 19922025

share of that year’s name registrations

Exact registered spellings from Irish vital statistics; any name under 3 in a year is withheld at source, and accented spellings (fadas) are recorded reliably only from 2018. Source: Central Statistics Office (Ireland), Irish babies' names

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South Australia

1 in 18,000 · 2017

In South Australia, 1 girl was registered as Cassandra in 2017.

1944peak 19892017

share of that year’s name registrations

Births registered in South Australia (not all of Australia) by first name and year of registration, 1944–2017, from the state’s Births, Deaths and Marriages registry, which publishes every name down to a single birth in capitals; a spelling its export repeats inside a year is counted once, and from 2018 only a top 100 is published, so the series ends at 2017. Source: Consumer and Business Services (South Australia), popular baby names

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Montevideo City

1 in 25,000 · 2011

In Montevideo, 1 girl named Cassandra was born in 2011, spelling variants counted together.
The count never rose above 6 in a year, too few to chart.

Births in the department of Montevideo (not all of Uruguay) by first name and year of birth, 1940–2011, from the city’s civil registry, which writes names in capitals, almost always without accents; counted as spelling groups (accent and punctuation variants merged), nothing is withheld at source, and 2012 is excluded as a partial year. Source: Servicio de Registro Civil, Intendencia de Montevideo, Partidas de Registro Civil de Montevideo (Licencia de Datos Abiertos - Uruguay); 2012 dropped as partial

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Austria

1 in 25,000

In Austria, 3 girls named Cassandra were born in 2025, ranked 1,026th among girls that year, spellings that differ only by special characters counted together.

1984peak 20102025

share of that year’s births on record

Live births in Austria by year of birth, 1984–2025, from Statistik Austria’s first-name statistics; spellings that differ only by special characters are counted together (umlauts stay apart), every name down to a single birth is published, and the count covers babies with Austrian citizenship only until 2009, every baby from 2010, and from 2015 also births abroad to mothers living in Austria. Shares divide by Statistik Austria’s count of live births from 2010, and before that by the file’s own total for the year. Source: Statistik Austria - data.statistik.gv.at (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1, updated 2026-07-09)

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Chile

1 in 45,000

In Chile, 4 girls were registered as Cassandra in 2021, every accent spelling counted together.

1940peak 19952021

share of that year’s name registrations

First-name registrations with Chile’s civil registry by year of registration, 1920–2021, counted as spelling groups (Sofía, Sofia and Sofìa are one name, shown with its most-registered spelling); the registry withholds nothing, nametree keeps the groups that reached 5 registrations in some year, and shares divide by every registration of the year. Source: Servicio de Registro Civil e Identificación (Chile) via the guaguas package, first-name registrations 1920-2021

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Brazil

1 in 45,000

At the 2022 census, 4,509 people in Brazil were named Cassandra, ranked 2,946th, with a median age of 25.
Among people named Cassandra living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2000s than in any other decade.

1950speak 2000s

people alive at the 2022 census, by decade of birth

The census also counted 119 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart. People alive and resident in Brazil at the 2022 census, a living-population count, not births; names under 20 are withheld at source. Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

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Spain

1 in 120,000

In Spain, 366 residents are named Cassandra, ranked 2,838th among women, with a mean age of 26.5 years.

Residents of Spain on 1 January 2025. Spain publishes how old a name’s living bearers are, not a birth series, so there is no year chart. Source: INE (Spain), Censo de Población anual, 1 January 2025

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Argentina

1 in 130,000

In Argentina, 5 newborns were given the name Cassandra in 2024.

2012peak 20152024

share of that year’s name registrations

Given-name components of births in Argentina 2012–2024; national cells are lower bounds and no sex split is published. Source: RENAPER (Argentina), Dirección Nacional de Población, given names 2012-2024

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New South Wales

outside the top 100

Cassandra is not in the 2025 top 100 for New South Wales.

1952peak 19922025

share of that year’s top-100 registrations

New South Wales (not all of Australia) publishes only each year’s 100 most popular names per sex, so a missing year means below that top 100, not rare. Source: NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, popular baby names

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New Zealand

last on record 2024

Cassandra is not on the 2025 record for New Zealand, where names under 10 in a year are excluded at source.

1960peak 19932025

share of that year’s name registrations

First given names from New Zealand birth registrations, grouped by registration year; any name under 10 in a year is excluded at source. Shares divide by Stats NZ’s count of births registered to mothers living in New Zealand, under 1% below the registry’s own count. Source: Department of Internal Affairs (New Zealand), baby name popularity over time

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Poland

last on record 2024

Cassandra is not on the 2025 record for Poland, where names given fewer than 2 times in a year are withheld at source.
The count never rose above 7 in a year, too few to chart.

First names given to children born in Poland by year of birth, 2000–2025, from the PESEL population register (Ministry of Digital Affairs); exact spellings count separately (Łukasz and Lukasz are different names), names given fewer than 5 times in a year were left off the list through 2012 and fewer than 2 times from 2013, and the register also counts children born abroad, so its yearly sums run above Poland’s live births. Shares divide by the register’s own published total for the year, never by births. Source: Ministry of Digital Affairs, PESEL register (dane.gov.pl)

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Not on the record in Puerto Rico: that registry withholds small counts, so rare uses may sit below its floor.

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When you meet Cassandra

People given the name Cassandra in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1970 to 1999. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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