Recorded 1987–2012 Girls' name Peak 1988 131 births

Cassara — girls' name

131 babies named Cassara in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s371990s342000s542010s6
2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Cassara was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

18 babies were named Cassara in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cassara

The Social Security Administration has registered 131 babies named Cassara between 1987 and 2012, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cassara currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cassara performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 54 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Cassara shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Cassara in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cassara 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 131 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.

Cassara at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

131

Since 1987

26 years of records

Peak year

1988

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1987

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2012

Cassara popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1987

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1988)
18
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
05101520 20122007200520031993199119891987 9

Cassara by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
54 births that decade — 41% of Cassara's all-time total
1980s371990s342000s542010s6

Cassara by state

Where Cassara concentrates geographically — total births since 1987

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Cassara
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 3.8%
California share of Cassara's total US births 3.8%

5 of 131 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cassara?
131 babies have been named Cassara since 1987. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1988 with 18 births.
When was Cassara most popular?
Cassara was most popular in the 2000s decade with 54 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Cassara most popular?
The top states for the name Cassara are California (5 births).
How long has the name Cassara been used?
Cassara has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 26 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Cassara?
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, 1987–2012 (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.