Casandra
Casandra was the 10261st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1989, when it ranked 396th; the most babies were born in 1990 (642). Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,760 places. More babies were named Casandra in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Cassandra) Trojan prophetess (origin uncertain) · Greek
- Rank in 2025
- #10,261 girls, down 2,973 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 9girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1990642 babies
- Total since 1880
- 15,791babies recorded
What does the name Casandra mean?
Casandra is a spelling of Cassandra, pronounced the same way, so it shares Cassandra's meaning and origin.
Cassandra is the Trojan princess of Greek myth, a daughter of King Priam, gifted with prophecy by Apollo but fated never to be believed. DMNES calls the Greek name of uncertain origin. The second part may come from anēr, man, while scholars have suggested a pre-Greek element meaning "to excel" or an Indo-European root meaning "to raise" for the first part. DMNES records it in English and Italian use from the early 16th century.
Κασσάνδρα (Ancient Greek, “Cassandra (uncertain)”)ἀνήρ (Ancient Greek, “man (possible second element)”)
How sure is this? Uncertain. DMNES lists several scholarly proposals without choosing.
Other explanations you may read: Means 'shining upon man' or 'entangler of men'. These glosses are guesses; DMNES calls the origin uncertain..
Related names: Cassie, Kassandra, Sandra, Casandra.
See also: Greek names.
Sources for this meaning
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Cassandra', DMNES (Durham University)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Cassandra' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
Casandra popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 7 since 1984.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,261 | 9 |
| 2020 | #7,288 | 15 |
| 2010 | #2,478 | 75 |
| 2000 | #720 | 322 |
| 1990 | #405 | 642 |
| 1980 | #676 | 258 |
| 1970 | #652 | 250 |
| 1960 | #1,312 | 70 |
| 1950 | #1,606 | 34 |
| 1940 | #4,457 | 5 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Casandra, counting every spelling?
Casandra is a spelling of Cassandra, a name family that ranked #461 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #10,261 for Casandra on its own. Together these spellings went to 692 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cassandra | 463 | #631 | 2,356 |
| Kassandra | 197 | #1,177 | 977 |
| Kasandra | 23 | #5,479 | 101 |
| Casandra | 9 | #10,261 | 67 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Casandra?
9 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Casandra (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Casandra born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 930 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Casandra.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Casandra?
About 15,100 people born in the US named Casandra are alive today, with a median age of 37; half are between 29 and 47. That makes Casandra mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Casandra by state
How common Casandra was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Casandra: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Casandra, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Casandra
What does Casandra mean?
Casandra is a spelling of Cassandra, usually explained as “Trojan prophetess (origin uncertain)”, but this is uncertain. Certainty: uncertain.
How popular is the name Casandra?
Casandra was the 10261st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1989, when it ranked 396th; the most babies were born in 1990 (642). Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,760 places. More babies were named Casandra in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Casandra a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Casandra in the US.
Where is Casandra most popular?
In 2021–2025, Casandra was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 girls).