Unisex name · since 1881
Cass
1,860 babies named Cass in U.S. Social Security records since 1881, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,457 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,048 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,860
- born since 1881
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Cass is the #5048 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,860 recorded since 1881.
Social Security Administration records show Cass recorded 1,860 times among boys since 1881, holding rank #5048 nationally today, ahead of 64% of boys, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 2025.
- #3,457 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,048 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,860 born since 1881
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cass ranks #3,457 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,048 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,860 born since 1881, peaking in the 1980s.
- #3,457 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,048 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,860
- born since 1881
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cass's 1,860 recorded births place it above 92.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Cass compares
1,860 Top 23% higher than 77% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cass's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cass | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,860 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 34 | 22,252 |
Cass's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cass's SSA record in two at 1968 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1900, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1989 peak of 43, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cass popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2025
- Peak year (1989)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Cass popularity over time - girls
133 total births recorded since 1949 (Cass as girls' name)
Cass by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (242 births, 13% of the file).
1980s was Cass's strongest decade.
242 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 13% of all-time use.
Cass births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 13
1880s
13 births
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1900s 17
1900s
17 births
- 1910s 79
1910s
79 births
- 1920s 81
1920s
81 births
- 1930s 43
1930s
43 births
- 1940s 89
1940s
89 births
- 1950s
1950s
170 births
- 1960s
1960s
222 births
- 1970s
1970s
197 births
- 1980s
1980s
242 births
- 1990s
1990s
184 births
- 2000s
2000s
162 births
- 2010s
2010s
221 births
- 2020s
2020s
134 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 242 births (13% of all-time use).
How Cass compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Cass's total volume
Cass by state
Where Cass concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 32 | 1.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 32 | 1.7% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 29 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.3% |
32 of 1,860 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Cass's data
- Cass's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (242 total births) through the 2020s (134) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Casss (32 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cass: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~144 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1881–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cass draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.