Recorded 1969–1974 Girls' name Peak 1974 11 births

Cassand — girls' name

11 babies named Cassand in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s6
1970s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Cassand was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

6 babies were named Cassand in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cassand

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Cassand between 1969 and 1974, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cassand currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1974. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cassand performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Cassand shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Cassand in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cassand in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 11 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Cassand at a glance

Last recorded 1974

Total births

11

Since 1969

6 years of records

Peak year

1974

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1974

Active since

1969

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1974

Cassand popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1969

Last recorded 1974
Peak year (1974)
6
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
4.555.566.5 19741969 5

Cassand by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
6 births that decade — 55% of Cassand's all-time total
1960s51970s6

Cassand by state

Where Cassand concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Cassand
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
5 45.5%
Mississippi share of Cassand's total US births 45.5%

5 of 11 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cassand?
11 babies have been named Cassand since 1969. It was last recorded in 1974. The peak year was 1974 with 6 births.
When was Cassand most popular?
Cassand was most popular in the 1970s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
Where is Cassand most popular?
The top states for the name Cassand are Mississippi (5 births).
How long has the name Cassand been used?
Cassand has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 6 years of data through 1974.
What names are similar to Cassand?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cassandra, Casey, Cassidy, Cassie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1969–1974 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.