Cassandra

Girl Ancient Greek #639 in 2023

Cassandra is a girl name of Ancient Greek origin.

Meaning of Cassandra

A prophetess who was daughter of King Priam of Troy and his queen Hecuba. She captured the eye of Apollo and was granted the ability to see the future; however, she was destined never to be believed.

Popularity of Cassandra

Popularity, 1902–2023

457 births in 2023

1902 2023

170,058 U.S. births recorded from 1902–2023.

Peak year

1990

7,054 babies

First recorded

1902

121 years of history

Recent trend

Steady

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.