Girls' name · peaked in 1990
Cassandra name popularity since 1925
171,278 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Cassandra. Half of them were born in 1989 or earlier, so the typical Cassandra is about 37 years old in 2026. Cassandra peaked in 1990 as the #49 name for girls, and it ranked #631 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 171,278
- Named Cassandra, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #631
- for girls in 2025 (463 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% girls
- 170,902 girls · 376 boys
- Most popular in
- Arizona
- 1.68× its national share
Peak year is the year Cassandra made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Cassandra births per year, 1925–2025
1990 was the biggest year for Cassandra both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1977 and 1982, Cassandra became 2.5× more common, from 1 in 917 baby girls to 1 in 363.
- Steepest fall: Between 2002 and 2007, its share of baby girls fell by 55%, from 1 in 658 to 1 in 1,450.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Cassandra's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Cassandra.
Decade by decade
Babies named Cassandra in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 41 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 164 | 0 | #2,016 |
| 1940s | 2,660 | 0 | #467 |
| 1950s | 7,692 | 6 | #320 |
| 1960s | 16,765 | 61 | #210 |
| 1970s | 19,016 | 58 | #168 |
| 1980s | 44,911 | 146 | #62 |
| 1990s | 50,364 | 84 | #78 |
| 2000s | 20,128 | 21 | #185 |
| 2010s | 6,365 | 0 | #512 |
| 2020–25 | 2,796 | 0 | #631 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
47.7% of babies named Cassandra from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Cassandra is most popular
The index compares Cassandra's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Cassandra.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 1.68× | 3,714 |
| Nevada | 1.61× | 982 |
| New Hampshire | 1.46× | 784 |
| Alaska | 1.39× | 352 |
| New Mexico | 1.39× | 1,308 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Cassandra and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Cassandra (this page) | 170,902 | 1990 |
| Kassandra | 33,512 | 1993 |
| Casandra | 15,784 | 1989 |
| Cassondra | 4,310 | 1989 |
| Cassaundra | 2,393 | 1989 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Cassandra's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Cassandra.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Cassandra (1990).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data