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
Kasaundra's 455 recorded births place it above 82.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
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
- Peak year (1990)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2015.
455 total births across 51 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1990 with 37 births in a single year.
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
- 1960s 23
1960s
23 births
- 1970s 60
1970s
60 births
- 1980s
1980s
144 births
- 1990s
1990s
173 births
- 2000s 50
2000s
50 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 173 births (38% of all-time use).
Kasaundra decade highlights
- Peak decade 173 births
- Runner-up 144 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Kasaundra by state
Where Kasaundra concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 15 | 3.3% |
15 of 455 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 3.3% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 3.3% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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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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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.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~50 yrs)
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.
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