Kasandra
Kasandra was the 5479th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 23 babies. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 597th with 391 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,671 places. More babies were named Kasandra in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Cassandra) Trojan prophetess (origin uncertain) · Greek
- Rank in 2025
- #5,479 girls, up 85 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 23girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1993391 babies
- Total since 1880
- 9,468babies recorded
What does the name Kasandra mean?
Kasandra 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)
Kasandra popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,479 | 23 |
| 2020 | #5,564 | 22 |
| 2010 | #1,716 | 122 |
| 2000 | #773 | 296 |
| 1990 | #670 | 321 |
| 1980 | #1,521 | 78 |
| 1970 | #1,193 | 96 |
| 1960 | #2,336 | 26 |
| 1950 | #4,136 | 8 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kasandra, counting every spelling?
Kasandra is a spelling of Cassandra, a name family that ranked #461 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #5,479 for Kasandra 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 Kasandra?
23 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kasandra (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kasandra 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 363 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kasandra.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kasandra?
About 9,200 people born in the US named Kasandra are alive today, with a median age of 31; half are between 24 and 38. That makes Kasandra 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.
Kasandra by state
How common Kasandra was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.4×). In 49 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 Kasandra: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kasandra, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kasandra
What does Kasandra mean?
Kasandra is a spelling of Cassandra, usually explained as “Trojan prophetess (origin uncertain)”, but this is uncertain. Certainty: uncertain.
How popular is the name Kasandra?
Kasandra was the 5479th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 23 babies. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 597th with 391 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,671 places. More babies were named Kasandra in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Kasandra a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kasandra in the US.
Where is Kasandra most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kasandra was most common in California (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.