Girls' name · since 1947
Cassaundra
2,393 babies named Cassaundra in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,163 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,393
- born since 1947
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cassaundra sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 2,393 recorded since 1947.
Social Security Administration records show Cassaundra recorded 2,393 times among girls since 1947, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1947 to 2014.
- #4,163 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,393 born since 1947
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cassaundra ranks #4,163 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,393 born since 1947, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,163 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,393
- born since 1947
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cassaundra's 2,393 recorded births place it above 94.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Cassaundra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Cassaundra splits its recorded history at 1980: 71% of all births land in the more recent half, 29% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1949 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 149 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Cassaundra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–2014
- Peak year (1989)
- 149
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Cassaundra by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (812 births, 34% of the file).
1990s was Cassaundra's strongest decade.
812 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Cassaundra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 22
1940s
22 births
- 1950s 83
1950s
83 births
- 1960s 278
1960s
278 births
- 1970s 300
1970s
300 births
- 1980s
1980s
706 births
- 1990s
1990s
812 births
- 2000s 167
2000s
167 births
- 2010s 25
2010s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 812 births (34% of all-time use).
How Cassaundra 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 Cassaundra's total volume
Cassaundra by state
Where Cassaundra concentrates geographically, total births since 1947
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 242 | 10.1% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 106 | 4.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 83 | 3.5% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 46 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Florida | | 44 | 1.8% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 33 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Minnesota | | 24 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 19 | 0.8% |
242 of 2,393 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Cassaundra appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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- Cassaundra's decade-level peak was the 1990s (812 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Cassaundras (242 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 Cassaundra: 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 (~67 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, 1947–2014 (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 Cassaundra 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.