Cassandra
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning she who entangles men.
How Cassandra has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #510 |
| 2016 | #570 |
| 2017 | #606 |
| 2018 | #663 |
| 2019 | #611 |
| 2020 | #654 |
| 2021 | #603 |
| 2022 | #650 |
| 2023 | #639 |
| 2024 | #613 |
| 2025 | #631 |
Cassandra by the numbers
In 2025, 81 babies in England and Wales were named Cassandra. In the US, 496 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 7,053 babies in 1990, so it is a 1990s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1990, about 1 in 290 American girls born that year was called Cassandra.
Names that come from Cassandra
Forms of Cassandra in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Cassshe who entangles men; form of Cassandra29 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lissandradefender of men; a form of Cassandra12 in the US (2017)
- Casa form of Cassandra or Cassius8 in the US (2017)
- Cassia form of Cassandra or Cassidy8 in the US (2017)
- Cassyshe who does not listen; diminutive of Cassandra6 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Cassandra. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Casandraa variant of Cassandra; she who entangles men24 in the US (2017)
- Cassandra form of cassandra, shine upon men
- Cassaundraa form of cassandra, shine upon men
- Cassondraone who entangles men; a form of Cassandra
- Calandralark; the songbird
- Cassianafeminine form of Cassianus, relating to the Cassian family8 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Cassandra
Names that are said the same way as Cassandra, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Names about as common as Cassandra
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