Girls' name · since 1981

Cassidie

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.

464
total births
1981–2017
years on record
2000s
peak decade
40%
born in that decade

Cassidie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 464 have been recorded since 1981.

Cassidie has 464 recorded births among girls since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2017.

  • 464 total births
  • 1981–2017 years on record
  • 2000s peak decade
  • 40% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

464 girls have been named Cassidie since 1981, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2017.

464
total births
1981–2017
years on record
2000s
peak decade
40%
born in that decade
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.

Cassidie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Cassidie's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 31, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

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 · 1981–2017

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1998)
31
Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
010203040 19811990199520002005201020152017 8

Cassidie by decade

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

2000s was Cassidie's strongest decade.

186 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.

Cassidie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 186 births (40% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

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?
The SSA has tracked Cassidie since 1981 -- 37 years through the most recent 2017 data.
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.

What to do with Cassidie's data

  • Cassidie's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (186 total births) through the 2010s (64) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Cassidies (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1981–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Cassidie: Baby Name Since 1981 - 464 Births, Peak 1998." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/cassidie. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Cassidie 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 July 2026.