Kassandra
Kassandra was the 1177th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 197 babies. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 120th with 2,731 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 421 places. More babies were named Kassandra in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Cassandra) Trojan prophetess (origin uncertain) · Greek
- Rank in 2025
- #1,177 girls, down 34 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 197girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19932,731 babies
- Total since 1880
- 33,528babies recorded
What does the name Kassandra mean?
Kassandra 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)
Kassandra popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 16 since 1993.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,177 | 197 |
| 2020 | #1,143 | 208 |
| 2010 | #546 | 539 |
| 2000 | #284 | 1,136 |
| 1990 | #312 | 873 |
| 1980 | #1,156 | 117 |
| 1970 | #1,090 | 109 |
| 1960 | #2,337 | 26 |
| 1950 | #4,137 | 8 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kassandra, counting every spelling?
Kassandra is a spelling of Cassandra, a name family that ranked #461 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,177 for Kassandra 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 Kassandra?
197 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kassandra (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kassandra 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 43 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kassandra.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kassandra?
About 32,900 people born in the US named Kassandra are alive today, with a median age of 29; half are between 21 and 33. That makes Kassandra mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Kassandra by state
How common Kassandra was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.4×), Arizona (2.4×), Illinois (1.9×), Texas (1.7×). In 31 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 Kassandra: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kassandra, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kassandra
What does Kassandra mean?
Kassandra is a spelling of Cassandra, usually explained as “Trojan prophetess (origin uncertain)”, but this is uncertain. Certainty: uncertain.
How popular is the name Kassandra?
Kassandra was the 1177th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 197 babies. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 120th with 2,731 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 421 places. More babies were named Kassandra in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Kassandra a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kassandra in the US.
Where is Kassandra most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kassandra was most common in California (0.29 per 1,000 girls), followed by Arizona and Illinois.