Recorded 1976–2016 Girls' name Peak 1998 358 births

Cassity — girls' name

358 babies named Cassity in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s151980s661990s1442000s1072010s26
1990s
Peak decade

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

1998
Single peak year

27 babies were named Cassity in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cassity

The Social Security Administration has registered 358 babies named Cassity between 1976 and 2016, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Cassity currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cassity performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 144 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Cassity shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Cassity in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cassity 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 358 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.

Cassity at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

358

Since 1976

41 years of records

Peak year

1998

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1976

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2016

Cassity popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1976

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1998)
27
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
051015202530 20162007200219971991198519791976 5

Cassity by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
144 births that decade — 40% of Cassity's all-time total
1970s151980s661990s1442000s1072010s26

Cassity by state

Where Cassity concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Cassity
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
11 3.1%
Texas share of Cassity's total US births 3.1%

11 of 358 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cassity?
358 babies have been named Cassity since 1976. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1998 with 27 births.
When was Cassity most popular?
Cassity was most popular in the 1990s decade with 144 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Cassity most popular?
The top states for the name Cassity are Texas (11 births).
How long has the name Cassity been used?
Cassity has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 41 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Cassity?
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.

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, 1976–2016 (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.