Girls' name · since 1965

Kasaundra

Since 1965, U.S. Social Security records show 455 babies named Kasaundra, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#12,539 of 72,339
all-time among girls
455
born since 1965
1990s
peak decade

Kasaundra is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 455 have been recorded since 1965.

Kasaundra has 455 recorded births among girls since 1965, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2015.

  • #12,539 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 455 born since 1965
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kasaundra ranks #12,539 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 455 born since 1965, peaking in the 1990s.

#12,539 of 72,339
all-time among girls
455
born since 1965
1990s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Kasaundra's 455 recorded births place it above 82.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.

Kasaundra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Kasaundra splits its recorded history at 1988: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1966 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Kasaundra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2015

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1990)
37
Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
010203040 196519711978198319881993199820032015 5

Kasaundra by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (173 births, 38% of the file).

1990s was Kasaundra's strongest decade.

173 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.

Kasaundra births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 173 births (38% of all-time use).

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

Kasaundra by state

Where Kasaundra concentrates geographically, total births since 1965

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kasaundra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
15 3.3%
California share of Kasaundra's total US births 3.3%

15 of 455 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kasaundra?
Kasaundra has been given to 455 babies in the U.S. since 1965, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #12,539 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2015. 37 babies were born in 1990, its single highest year.
Where does Kasaundra sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kasaundra ranks #12,539 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Kasaundra most popular?
Kasaundra was most popular in the 1990s decade with 173 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Kasaundra most popular?
The top states for the name Kasaundra are California (15 births).
How long has the name Kasaundra been used?
The SSA has tracked Kasaundra since 1965 -- 51 years through the most recent 2015 data.
What names are similar to Kasaundra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kassandra, Kasey, Kassidy, Kasandra, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Kasaundra's data

  • Kasaundra's decade-level peak was the 1990s (173 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Kasaundras (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

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

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Kasaundra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 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, 1965–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

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

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 Kasaundra 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 August 2026.