US rank #2231 Girls' name Peak 2024 2,096 births

Cassia — #2231 US girls' name

2,096 babies named Cassia in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s111960s131970s1411980s2841990s3672000s4082010s5182020s354
#2231
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 87% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Cassia was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

84 babies were named Cassia in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cassia

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,096 babies named Cassia between 1954 and 2024, spanning 71 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cassia currently holds the #2231 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 84 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cassia performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 518 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Cassia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 252 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Cassia in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cassia 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 2,096 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.

Cassia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,096

Since 1954

71 years of records

Peak year

2024

84 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#2,231

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1954

Recorded for 71 years

Last year on file: 2024

Cassia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1954

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
84
Annual births at peak — across 71 years of records
020406080100 202420162008200019921984197619611954 6

Cassia by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
518 births that decade — 25% of Cassia's all-time total
1950s111960s131970s1411980s2841990s3672000s4082010s5182020s354

Cassia by state

Where Cassia concentrates geographically — total births since 1954

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Cassia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
252 12.0%
#2 Florida
78 3.7%
#3 Texas
58 2.8%
#4 New York
40 1.9%
#5 Washington
20 1.0%
#6 Illinois
7 0.3%
California share of Cassia's total US births 12.0%
Even split

252 of 2,096 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cassia?
2,096 babies have been named Cassia since 1954. It currently ranks #2231 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 84 births.
When was Cassia most popular?
Cassia was most popular in the 2010s decade with 518 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Cassia most popular?
The top states for the name Cassia are California (252 births), Florida (78 births), Texas (58 births).
How long has the name Cassia been used?
Cassia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 71 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Cassia?
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.

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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, 1954–2024 (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.