Unisex name · since 1966
Cassander
24 babies named Cassander in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #43,505 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 24
- born since 1966
- 1970s
- peak decade
Cassander is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 24 have been recorded since 1966.
Social Security Administration records show Cassander recorded 24 times among girls since 1966, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1966 to 1976.
- #43,505 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 24 born since 1966
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cassander ranks #43,505 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 24 born since 1966, peaking in the 1970s.
- #43,505 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 24
- born since 1966
- 1970s
- peak decade
Cassander's 24 recorded births place it above 39.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cassander's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cassander splits its recorded history at 1972: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1966 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1976 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cassander popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1976
- Peak year (1976)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Cassander popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 2024 (Cassander as boys' name)
Cassander by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (13 births, 54% of the file).
1970s was Cassander's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Cassander births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
11 births
- 1970s
1970s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 13 births (54% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cassander: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~10 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, 1966–1976 (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 Cassander 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.