Cassandra
From the Greek Kassandra, the Trojan princess fated to prophesy truly and be disbelieved. The older meaning is uncertain, though the second part may be aner, man.
Cassandra in 2025
Cassandra was given to 463 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 1,241st most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 7,161 babies born.
The history of Cassandra
Cassandra reached its highest point in 1990, when 7,073 babies were given the name, ranking 110th that year.
Across the 124 years of records since 1902, 171,384 babies have been named Cassandra. Half of them were born before 1989, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Cassandra by decade
| Decade | Babies named Cassandra | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 10 | 2,752 |
| 1910s | 61 | 4,290 |
| 1920s | 76 | 4,852 |
| 1930s | 164 | 2,341 |
| 1940s | 2,660 | 621 |
| 1950s | 7,698 | 517 |
| 1960s | 16,826 | 268 |
| 1970s | 19,074 | 263 |
| 1980s | 45,057 | 116 |
| 1990s | 50,448 | 110 |
| 2000s | 20,149 | 221 |
| 2010s | 6,365 | 654 |
| 2020s | 2,796 | 1,166 |
Where Cassandra is heading
Cassandra has fallen 25% over the past decade, from 616 babies in 2015 to 463 in 2025.
Names like Cassandra
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Cassandra.