Recorded 1981–2017 Girls' name Peak 1998 464 births

Cassidie — girls' name

464 babies named Cassidie in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s331990s1812000s1862010s64
2000s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Cassidie was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

31 babies were named Cassidie in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cassidie

The Social Security Administration has registered 464 babies named Cassidie between 1981 and 2017, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cassidie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cassidie performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 186 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Cassidie shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Cassidie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cassidie 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 464 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.

Cassidie at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

464

Since 1981

37 years of records

Peak year

1998

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1981

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2017

Cassidie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1981

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1998)
31
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
010203040 20172012200720021997199219841981 5

Cassidie by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
186 births that decade — 40% of Cassidie's all-time total
1980s331990s1812000s1862010s64

Cassidie by state

Where Cassidie concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Cassidie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 1.3%
California share of Cassidie's total US births 1.3%

6 of 464 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cassidie?
464 babies have been named Cassidie since 1981. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1998 with 31 births.
When was Cassidie most popular?
Cassidie was most popular in the 2000s decade with 186 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Cassidie most popular?
The top states for the name Cassidie are California (6 births).
How long has the name Cassidie been used?
Cassidie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 37 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Cassidie?
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.

Keep exploring Cassidie

Nearby Names Like Cassidie

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Cassidie

Names with a similar number of total births

Baby Name Guides

Learn more about naming trends and how to use data to choose a name

Explore more names

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, 1981–2017 (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.