Girls' name · since 1902
Cassandra
Since 1902, U.S. Social Security records show 171,008 babies named Cassandra, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #231 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #630 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 171,008
- born since 1902
- 1990s
- peak decade
171,008 babies have been named Cassandra since 1902, making it today's #630 girls' name.
Cassandra has 171,008 recorded births among girls since 1902, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #630 as of the latest data, more common than 96% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1902 to 2025.
- #231 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #630 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 171,008 born since 1902
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cassandra ranks #231 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #630 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 171,008 born since 1902, peaking in the 1990s.
- #231 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #630 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 171,008
- born since 1902
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cassandra's 171,008 recorded births place it above 99.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Cassandra compares
171,008 Top 2% higher than 98% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Cassandra's all-time total is 455x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cassandra | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 171,008 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 7,054 | 21 | 19,840 |
Cassandra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cassandra's SSA record in two at 1968 and the more recent half accounts for 87% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 13%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1902, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 7,054, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cassandra popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1902–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 7,054
- Annual births at peak, across 124 years of records
Cassandra popularity over time - boys
376 total births recorded since 1959 (Cassandra as boys' name)
Cassandra by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (50,364 births, 29% of the file).
1990s was Cassandra's strongest decade.
50,364 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Cassandra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 10
1900s
10 births
- 1910s 61
1910s
61 births
- 1920s 76
1920s
76 births
- 1930s 164
1930s
164 births
- 1940s 2,660
1940s
2,660 births
- 1950s 7,692
1950s
7,692 births
- 1960s 16,765
1960s
16,765 births
- 1970s 19,016
1970s
19,016 births
- 1980s
1980s
44,911 births
- 1990s
1990s
50,364 births
- 2000s 20,128
2000s
20,128 births
- 2010s 6,365
2010s
6,365 births
- 2020s 2,796
2020s
2,796 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 50,364 births (29% of all-time use).
How Cassandra compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Cassandra's total volume
Cassandra by state
Where Cassandra concentrates geographically, total births since 1902
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 21,494 | 12.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 13,910 | 8.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 10,463 | 6.1% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 8,372 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 7,866 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Florida | | 7,509 | 4.4% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 6,921 | 4.0% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 6,199 | 3.6% |
21,494 of 171,008 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Cassandra appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Cassandra's data
- Cassandra's decade-level peak was the 1990s (50,364 total births); usage has since declined to 2,796 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cassandras (21,494 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cassandra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~123 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, 1902–2025 (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 Cassandra 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.