Cassandra
Greek, the Trojan princess cursed to prophesy truly and be disbelieved; the meaning is unrecovered.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Cassandra first shows up in the national records in 1902. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 1982 to 2000. Its biggest year was 1990, when 7,054 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 49 nationally. In 2025 it ranked No. 630 for girls. All told, 171,384 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Kassandra (33,528), Casandra (15,791), Kasandra (9,468), Cassondra (4,310), Casondra (1,061), Kassondra (927) (total births since 1880)
Explore Cassandra interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 10 | No. 1793 |
| 1910s | 61 | No. 2384 |
| 1920s | 76 | No. 2768 |
| 1930s | 164 | No. 1308 |
| 1940s | 2,660 | No. 338 |
| 1950s | 7,692 | No. 273 |
| 1960s | 16,765 | No. 139 |
| 1970s | 19,016 | No. 135 |
| 1980s | 44,911 | No. 54 |
| 1990s | 50,364 | No. 49 |
| 2000s | 20,128 | No. 100 |
| 2010s | 6,365 | No. 329 |
| 2020s | 2,796 | No. 599 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.