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%
1916 — 0 0%
1917 — 0 0%
1918 — 0 0%
1919 — 0 0%
1920 — 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 — 6 0.0006%
1938 — 6 0.0006%
1939 — 6 0.0006%
1940 — 19 0.0018%
1941 — 5 0.0004%
1942 — 130 0.0103%
1943 — 183 0.014%
1944 — 221 0.0178%
1945 — 179 0.0147%
1946 — 236 0.016%
1947 — 341 0.0204%
1948 — 405 0.0254%
1949 — 498 0.031%
1950 — 600 0.0373%
1951 — 666 0.0393%
1952 — 576 0.033%
1953 — 563 0.0318%
1954 — 607 0.0332%
1955 — 675 0.0367%
1956 — 770 0.0408%
1957 — 971 0.0505%
1958 — 905 0.0479%
1959 — 1,022 0.0538%
1960 — 1,244 0.0657%
1961 — 1,426 0.0755%
1962 — 1,505 0.082%
1963 — 1,617 0.0901%
1964 — 1,561 0.0887%
1965 — 1,539 0.0941%
1966 — 1,548 0.0991%
1967 — 1,622 0.1069%
1968 — 2,286 0.1522%
1969 — 2,145 0.1392%
1970 — 2,581 0.1622%
1971 — 2,367 0.1575%
1972 — 2,104 0.1545%
1973 — 1,793 0.1383%
1974 — 1,696 0.1305%
1975 — 1,570 0.1222%
1976 — 1,336 0.1037%
1977 — 1,661 0.1232%
1978 — 1,792 0.1333%
1979 — 1,929 0.1368%
1980 — 2,105 0.144%
1981 — 2,852 0.194%
1982 — 4,664 0.3121%
1983 — 4,001 0.2711%
1984 — 4,577 0.3077%
1985 — 4,726 0.3114%
1986 — 4,988 0.3304%
1987 — 4,555 0.2985%
1988 — 5,725 0.3674%
1989 — 6,696 0.4149%
1990 — 7,053 0.4255%
1991 — 6,407 0.3931%
1992 — 6,310 0.3953%
1993 — 5,421 0.3477%
1994 — 5,061 0.3298%
1995 — 4,447 0.2951%
1996 — 4,012 0.2679%
1997 — 4,096 0.2769%
1998 — 3,805 0.2542%
1999 — 3,724 0.2487%
2000 — 3,299 0.216%
2001 — 2,830 0.1878%
2002 — 2,717 0.1813%
2003 — 2,315 0.1522%
2004 — 1,957 0.1284%
2005 — 1,850 0.121%
2006 — 1,537 0.0982%
2007 — 1,306 0.0828%
2008 — 1,158 0.0749%
2009 — 970 0.0649%
2010 — 953 0.0661%
2011 — 748 0.0525%
2012 — 708 0.0497%
2013 — 619 0.0435%
2014 — 552 0.0379%
2015 — 565 0.0388%
2016 — 503 0.0349%
2017 — 442 0.0317%
2018 — 396 0.0288%
2019 — 438 0.0324%
2020 — 386 0.0303%
2021 — 415 0.0339%
2022 — 400 0.0303%
2023 — 414 0.032%

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Names Like Cassandra

If you like Cassandra, you’ll love these other names like Cassandra.

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

Lists With Cassandra

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4 Comments

  1. Named her Cassandra Joyce after my grandma Cassandra and my grandma Joyce. Two of my favorite people <3

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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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