US rank #616 Boys' name Peak 2023 2,256 births

Cassian — #616 US boys' name

2,256 babies named Cassian in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s512010s5132020s1687
#616
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 96% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Cassian was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

555 babies were named Cassian in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cassian

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,256 babies named Cassian between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cassian currently holds the #616 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 555 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cassian performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 1,687 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Cassian shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 332 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Cassian in 37 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cassian 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 2,256 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.

Cassian at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

2,256

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2023

555 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#616

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Cassian popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2023)
555
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
-2000200400600 20242021201820152012200920041997 5

Cassian popularity over time — girls

14 total births recorded since 2017 (Cassian as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 14 births
45678910 20232017 5

Cassian by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
1,687 births that decade — 75% of Cassian's all-time total
1990s52000s512010s5132020s1687

Cassian by state

Where Cassian concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Cassian
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
332 14.7%
#2 Texas
189 8.4%
#3 Florida
119 5.3%
#4 New York
94 4.2%
#5 Pennsylvania
63 2.8%
#6 Washington
62 2.7%
#7 Virginia
57 2.5%
#8 Michigan
51 2.3%
California share of Cassian's total US births 14.7%
Even split

332 of 2,256 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.

Cassian appears in 37 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cassian?
2,256 babies have been named Cassian since 1997. It currently ranks #616 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 555 births.
When was Cassian most popular?
Cassian was most popular in the 2020s decade with 1,687 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Cassian most popular?
The top states for the name Cassian are California (332 births), Texas (189 births), Florida (119 births).
How long has the name Cassian been used?
Cassian has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Cassian?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Casey, Cash, Cason, Case, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1997–2024 (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.