Kassi
Kassi was the 10494th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1986, when it ranked 1265th with 107 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,224 places. More babies were named Kassi in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Cassie) pet form of Cassandra · English, Greek
- Rank in 2025
- #10,494 girls, up 2,308 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 9girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1986107 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,110babies recorded
What does the name Kassi mean?
Kassi is a spelling of Cassie, pronounced the same way, so it shares Cassie's meaning and origin.
Cassie is a pet form of Cassandra (and sometimes of Cassidy), made with the ending -ie. Cassandra is the Trojan princess of Greek legend who could foretell the future but was never believed. DMNES calls the Greek name of uncertain origin: one part may come from the word for "man", and scholars have proposed other roots meaning "excel" or "raise". Cassie was most popular in the US in the 1980s.
Κασσάνδρα (Ancient Greek, “Kassandra, of uncertain origin”)
How sure is this? Well established. Cassie is clearly a pet form; the meaning of Cassandra is uncertain.
Related names: Cassandra, Cass, Cassidy, Kassie.
See also: Greek names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Cassie', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Cassandra', DMNES (Durham University)
- Wikipedia, 'Cassie', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Kassi popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,494 | 9 |
| 2020 | #12,802 | 7 |
| 2010 | #10,826 | 10 |
| 2000 | #2,687 | 55 |
| 1990 | #1,629 | 92 |
| 1980 | #2,904 | 31 |
| 1970 | #5,214 | 10 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Kassi, counting every spelling?
Kassi is a spelling of Cassie, a name family that ranked #931 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #10,494 for Kassi on its own. Together these spellings went to 265 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cassie | 175 | #1,280 | 925 |
| Kassie | 55 | #3,010 | 225 |
| Kassey | 6 | #14,047 | 58 |
| Kassi | 9 | #10,494 | 39 |
| Kasie | 9 | #10,493 | 38 |
| Casie | 6 | #13,533 | 38 |
| Cassi | 5 | #15,382 | 31 |
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 Kassi?
9 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kassi (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Kassi 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 Kassi.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kassi?
About 2,100 people born in the US named Kassi are alive today, with a median age of 35; half are between 27 and 41. That makes Kassi 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Kassi: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kassi, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kassi
What does Kassi mean?
Kassi is a spelling of Cassie, which means “pet form of Cassandra” (English, Greek origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Kassi?
Kassi was the 10494th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1986, when it ranked 1265th with 107 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,224 places. More babies were named Kassi in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Kassi a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Kassi in the US.