US rank #8552 Girls' name Peak 2022 380 births

Cassiopeia — #8552 US girls' name

380 babies named Cassiopeia in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s91980s1091990s542000s502010s842020s74
#8552
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 52% of names given to girls today.

1980s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Cassiopeia was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

18 babies were named Cassiopeia in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cassiopeia

The Social Security Administration has registered 380 babies named Cassiopeia between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cassiopeia currently holds the #8552 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cassiopeia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 109 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Cassiopeia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cassiopeia 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 380 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.

Cassiopeia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

380

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2022

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#8,552

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Cassiopeia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
18
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
05101520 202420192014200720001994198819831979 9

Cassiopeia by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
109 births that decade — 29% of Cassiopeia's all-time total
1970s91980s1091990s542000s502010s842020s74

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cassiopeia?
380 babies have been named Cassiopeia since 1979. It currently ranks #8552 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 18 births.
When was Cassiopeia most popular?
Cassiopeia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 109 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Cassiopeia been used?
Cassiopeia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Cassiopeia?
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.

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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, 1979–2024 (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.