Infographic of Cassandra name meaning, which is “A boyish girl,” from the Greek kassyo (to unite) and aner or andro (a male). In Greek legend, Cassandra was endowed with prophetic powers by Apollo, but when she denied him her love favors, Apollo decreed that her prophecies should not be believed.
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Cassandra Name Popularity

How popular is the name Cassandra? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 0 0%
1911 — 0 0%
1912 — 0 0%
1913 — 0 0%
1914 — 0 0%
1915 — 0 0%
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1917 — 0 0%
1918 — 0 0%
1919 — 0 0%
1920 1,514 5 0.0004%
1921 — 0 0%
1922 — 0 0%
1923 — 0 0%
1924 — 0 0%
1925 — 0 0%
1926 — 0 0%
1927 — 0 0%
1928 — 0 0%
1929 — 0 0%
1930 — 0 0%
1931 — 0 0%
1932 — 0 0%
1933 — 0 0%
1934 — 0 0%
1935 — 0 0%
1936 — 0 0%
1937 1,358 6 0.0006%
1938 1,390 6 0.0006%
1939 1,449 6 0.0006%
1940 1,031 19 0.0018%
1941 1,641 5 0.0004%
1942 555 130 0.0103%
1943 488 183 0.014%
1944 441 221 0.0178%
1945 473 179 0.0147%
1946 470 236 0.016%
1947 413 341 0.0204%
1948 373 405 0.0254%
1949 337 498 0.031%
1950 308 600 0.0373%
1951 299 666 0.0393%
1952 334 576 0.033%
1953 338 563 0.0318%
1954 336 607 0.0332%
1955 322 675 0.0367%
1956 311 770 0.0408%
1957 278 971 0.0505%
1958 291 905 0.0479%
1959 274 1,022 0.0538%
1960 246 1,244 0.0657%
1961 229 1,426 0.0755%
1962 216 1,505 0.082%
1963 211 1,617 0.0901%
1964 217 1,561 0.0887%
1965 210 1,539 0.0941%
1966 200 1,548 0.0991%
1967 193 1,622 0.1069%
1968 139 2,286 0.1522%
1969 150 2,145 0.1392%
1970 136 2,581 0.1622%
1971 136 2,367 0.1575%
1972 139 2,104 0.1545%
1973 153 1,793 0.1383%
1974 159 1,696 0.1305%
1975 168 1,570 0.1222%
1976 188 1,336 0.1037%
1977 160 1,661 0.1232%
1978 154 1,792 0.1333%
1979 146 1,929 0.1368%
1980 137 2,105 0.144%
1981 103 2,852 0.194%
1982 62 4,664 0.3121%
1983 70 4,001 0.2711%
1984 64 4,577 0.3077%
1985 62 4,726 0.3114%
1986 60 4,988 0.3304%
1987 68 4,555 0.2985%
1988 59 5,725 0.3674%
1989 54 6,696 0.4149%
1990 49 7,053 0.4255%
1991 54 6,407 0.3931%
1992 52 6,310 0.3953%
1993 65 5,421 0.3477%
1994 66 5,061 0.3298%
1995 78 4,447 0.2951%
1996 89 4,012 0.2679%
1997 81 4,096 0.2769%
1998 85 3,805 0.2542%
1999 87 3,724 0.2487%
2000 101 3,299 0.216%
2001 122 2,830 0.1878%
2002 126 2,717 0.1813%
2003 141 2,315 0.1522%
2004 173 1,957 0.1284%
2005 185 1,850 0.121%
2006 219 1,537 0.0982%
2007 259 1,306 0.0828%
2008 282 1,158 0.0749%
2009 328 970 0.0649%
2010 324 953 0.0661%
2011 400 748 0.0525%
2012 418 708 0.0497%
2013 461 619 0.0435%
2014 510 552 0.0379%
2015 503 565 0.0388%
2016 549 503 0.0349%
2017 588 442 0.0317%
2018 628 396 0.0288%
2019 584 438 0.0324%
2020 658 386 0.0303%
2021 612 415 0.0339%
2022 661 400 0.0303%

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Names Like Cassandra

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What names are variants of Cassandra?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Cassandra.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Cas

Man's defender, warrior

Greek

Casandera

Man's defender, warrior

Greek

Casandra

Man's defender, warrior

Greek

Casandri

Man's defender, warrior

Greek

Casaundr

Man's defender, warrior

Greek

Casaundra

Man's defender, warrior

Greek

Casey

Alert, watchful

Irish

Casie

Alert, watchful; man's defender, warrior

Irish

Casondra

Man's defender, warrior

Greek

Casoundra

Man's defender, warrior

Greek

Cass

Man's defender

Greek

Cassandre

Man's defender, warrior

Greek

Cassandrea

Man's defender, warrior

Greek

Cassandry

Man's defender, warrior

Greek

Cassanndra

Man's defender, warrior

Greek

Cassaundra

Man's defender, warrior

Greek

Cassi

Man's defender, warrior; pure

Greek

Cassie

“The purified one,” in allusion to the plant cassia whose medicinal properties are laxative, but ultimately from the Greek kathairein, to cleanse.

English

Cassondra

Man's defender, warrior

Greek

Cassondria

Man's defender, warrior

Greek

Cassundra

Man's defender, warrior

Greek

Cassy

Thorny tree; man's defender; man's defender, warrior; pure

Greek

Kasandera

Man's defender, warrior

Greek

Kasandra

Man's defender, warrior

Greek

Kasandria

Man's defender, warrior

Greek

Kasaundra

Man's defender, warrior

Greek

Kasey

Form of Casey

American

Kasondra

Man's defender, warrior

Greek

Kasoundra

Man's defender, warrior

Greek

Kassandra

Man's defender, warrior

Greek

Kassandre

Man's defender, warrior

Greek

Kassaundra

Man's defender, warrior

Greek

Kassi

Man's defender, warrior; pure

Greek

Kassie

American

Kassondra

Man's defender, warrior

Greek

Kassy

Thorny tree; man's defender, warrior; pure

Greek

Krisandra

Greek

Sande

Man's defender; man's defender, warrior

Greek

Sandee

Man's defender; man's defender, warrior

Greek

Sandera

Man's defender, warrior

Greek

Sandi

Man's defender; man's defender, warrior

Greek

Sandie

Man's defender; man's defender, warrior

Greek

Sandra

A short form of Alexandra, which see.

Italian

Sandy

Defender of man

Greek

Saundra

Man's defender, warrior

Greek

Sohndra

Man's defender; man's defender, warrior

Greek

Sondra

Greek

Zandra

A variant form of Sandra, which is a short form of Alexandra.

Spanish

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4 Comments

  1. Named her Cassandra Joyce after my grandma Cassandra and my grandma Joyce. Two of my favorite people ?

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  2. I love the name so much that I legally changed my birth name, Sandra to Dr. Casssandra

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  3. 1.

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  4. She is the cutest baby and already really funny!

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