US rank #1272 Girls' name Peak 1982 46,462 births

Cassie — #1272 US girls' name

46,462 babies named Cassie in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#1272
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 93% of names given to girls today.

1980s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Cassie was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

2,193 babies were named Cassie in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cassie

The Social Security Administration has registered 46,462 babies named Cassie between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cassie currently holds the #1272 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 2,193 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cassie performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 15,758 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Cassie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 3,862 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Cassie in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cassie 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 46,462 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.

Cassie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

46,462

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1982

2,193 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#1,272

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Cassie popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1982)
2,193
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
-50005001,0001,5002,0002,500 202420051986196719481929191018911880 33

Cassie popularity over time — boys

385 total births recorded since 1887 (Cassie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 385 births
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Cassie by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
15,758 births that decade — 34% of Cassie's all-time total
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Cassie by state

Where Cassie concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Cassie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
3,862 8.3%
#2 California
2,938 6.3%
#3 North Carolina
1,937 4.2%
#4 Georgia
1,907 4.1%
#5 Ohio
1,769 3.8%
#6 Florida
1,578 3.4%
#7 Tennessee
1,552 3.3%
#8 Michigan
1,449 3.1%
Texas share of Cassie's total US births 8.3%
Even split

3,862 of 46,462 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Cassie appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cassie?
46,462 babies have been named Cassie since 1880. It currently ranks #1272 among girls. The peak year was 1982 with 2,193 births.
When was Cassie most popular?
Cassie was most popular in the 1980s decade with 15,758 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Cassie most popular?
The top states for the name Cassie are Texas (3,862 births), California (2,938 births), North Carolina (1,937 births).
How long has the name Cassie been used?
Cassie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Cassie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cassandra, Casey, Cassidy, Casandra, 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, 1880–2024 (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.