Girls' name · since 1977
Cassidi
Cassidi has 863 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,315 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 863
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
863 girls have been named Cassidi since 1977, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cassidi has been recorded 863 times among girls since 1977, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2020.
- #8,315 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 863 born since 1977
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cassidi ranks #8,315 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 863 born since 1977, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,315 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 863
- born since 1977
- 1990s
- peak decade
Cassidi's 863 recorded births place it above 88.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Cassidi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cassidi's full recorded timeline at 2000, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1977, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 51 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cassidi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2020
- Peak year (1999)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2020.
863 total births across 44 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1999 with 51 births in a single year.
Cassidi by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (300 births, 35% of the file).
1990s was Cassidi's strongest decade.
300 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Cassidi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 14
1970s
14 births
- 1980s
1980s
129 births
- 1990s
1990s
300 births
- 2000s
2000s
273 births
- 2010s
2010s
135 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 300 births (35% of all-time use).
Cassidi decade highlights
- Peak decade 300 births
- Runner-up 273 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Cassidi 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 Cassidi's total volume
Cassidi by state
Where Cassidi concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 35 | 4.1% |
| #2 | California | | 18 | 2.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Utah | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.6% |
35 of 863 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 4.1% of nationwide
- California 2.1% of nationwide
- Florida 0.7% of nationwide
- Utah 0.7% of nationwide
- North Carolina 0.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 5 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 4.1% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Cassidi's data
- Cassidi's decade-level peak was the 1990s (300 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Cassidis (35 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cassidi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1977–2020 (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 Cassidi 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.
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