Cassidy

#541 for girls in 2025, 558 births · #2,572 for boys in 2025, 51 births
Given to girls 94.2% of the time

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Peak · girls
1999 · 3,395 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
1 yr
of 146 years
Total births · girls
60,848
since 1969

Cassidy over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201985peak #99, 1999peak #665, 1984girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#541558#2,57251
2024#478646#2,31361
2023#495620#2,44155
2022#478661#2,67549
2021#478655#2,86243
2020#411765#2,72845
2019#368865#2,42155
2018#361869#1,93776
2017#3261,003#2,01470
2016#2891,123#2,25559
2015#2571,236#2,80942
2014#2471,311#2,66145
2013#2501,276#2,29955
2012#2801,140#2,48850
2011#2821,126#2,47850
2010#2501,286#2,42951
2009#2441,360#2,34855
2008#2281,491#2,08866
2007#2071,657#2,41653
2006#1991,771#1,94369
2005#1891,833#2,70140
2004#1682,007#2,02459
2003#1502,235#3,62624
2002#1312,634#2,75534
2001#1073,029#2,48939
2000#1073,163#2,29842
1999#993,395#1,82454
1998#1133,045#1,76857
1997#1053,143#1,75355
1996#1092,844#1,36878
1995#1083,042#1,24487
1994#1392,306#1,041114
1993#2671,028#1,060109
1992#354725#987119
1991#418610#1,077102
1990#470521#921125
1989#487482#911124
1988#538405#884116
1987#521396#852120
1986#546371#912101
1985#491416#718151
1984#492406#665169
1983#530358#669163
1982#756219#1,10768
1981#942157#1,18860
1980#1,077131#1,13364
1979#1,204108#1,46441
1978#1,221102#1,37145
1977#1,51472#1,21053
1976#1,60262#1,19052
1975#1,72954#1,59332
1974#2,21336#1,31142
1973#2,56528#1,78225
1972#2,31132#1,92822
1971#3,65217#1,74526
1970#4,49212#2,62113
1969#7,4715#4,4045
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First appearance
1969

The first year at least five girls were named Cassidy! It came in at #7,471, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1969, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Cassidy is popular in 1985

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Cassidy, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Cassidy, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Cassidy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Cassidy, so not publishedNHWashington: #440 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,071 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Cassidy, so not publishedIDMontana: #203 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 874 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Cassidy, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Cassidy, so not publishedMNIllinois: #497 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,842 girlsILWisconsin: #451 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,378 girlsWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Cassidy, so not publishedMINew York: #979 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 9,717 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Cassidy, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Cassidy, so not publishedRIOregon: #406 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,606 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Cassidy, so not publishedNVWyoming: #142 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 552 girlsWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Cassidy, so not publishedSDIowa: #413 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,450 girlsIAIndiana: #367 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,837 girlsINOhio: #410 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 3,455 girlsOHPennsylvania: #693 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 7,682 girlsPANew Jersey: #731 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,736 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Cassidy, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #561 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 3,966 girlsCAUtah: #188 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 897 girlsUTColorado: #252 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,373 girlsCONebraska: #276 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,667 girlsNEMissouri: #244 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,609 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Cassidy, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #295 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,965 girlsWVVirginia: #455 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,661 girlsVAMaryland: #553 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,823 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Cassidy, so not publishedDEArizona: #636 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,599 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Cassidy, so not publishedNMKansas: #232 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,332 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Cassidy, so not publishedARTennessee: #277 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,851 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #463 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,555 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Cassidy, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Cassidy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #174 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 958 girlsOKLouisiana: #455 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,008 girlsLAMississippi: #406 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,456 girlsMSAlabama: #426 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,112 girlsALGeorgia: #533 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,122 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Cassidy, so not publishedHITexas: #484 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 3,334 girlsTXFlorida: #787 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 7,251 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Wyoming#142 · 1 in 552
  2. Oklahoma#174 · 1 in 958
  3. Utah#188 · 1 in 897
  4. Montana#203 · 1 in 874
  5. Kansas#232 · 1 in 1,332

Best ever in a state: #31 in Maine, 1999.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wyoming#14251 in 552
Oklahoma#174211 in 958
Utah#188161 in 897
Montana#20351 in 874
Kansas#232111 in 1,332
Missouri#244201 in 1,609
Colorado#252161 in 1,373
Nebraska#27661 in 1,667
Tennessee#277151 in 1,851
West Virginia#29551 in 1,965
Indiana#367121 in 2,837
Mississippi#40661 in 2,456
Oregon#40661 in 2,606
Ohio#410201 in 3,455
Iowa#41351 in 3,450
Alabama#42671 in 3,112
Washington#44091 in 3,071
Wisconsin#45171 in 4,378
Louisiana#455101 in 3,008
Virginia#45591 in 3,661
North Carolina#463101 in 3,555
Texas#484401 in 3,334
Illinois#497191 in 3,842
Georgia#53391 in 4,122
Maryland#55351 in 4,823
California#561511 in 3,966
Arizona#63651 in 4,599
Pennsylvania#69391 in 7,682
New Jersey#73161 in 6,736
Florida#78791 in 7,251
New York#979111 in 9,717
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Cassidy
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 63 spots since 2024 (#478 → #541)
  • 130 spots since 2020 (#411 → #541)
  • 284 spots since 2015 (#257 → #541)
  • Biggest jump: 226 spots in 1983 (#756 → #530)
  • Biggest drop: 67 spots in 2021 (#411 → #478)
Rise & fade · girls
30 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1969
  • Peaked 1999 at #99 (3,395 births)
  • Births halved by 2007, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 1 yr
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 1 yr · 1999
  • Top 1,000: 45 yrs · run 1981–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 522
  • Highest: 1 in 522 girls born in 1999 were named Cassidy (0.19%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,880 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
Era · girls
The 2000s
  • 34.8% of all girls named Cassidy (21,180) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1975
  • Mostly boys until 1974, mostly girls since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1960s5#7,471 (1969)#7,471
1970s523#1,204 (1979)#2,250
1980s3,341#487 (1989)#638
1990s20,659#99 (1999)#218
2000s21,180#107 (2000)#173
2010s11,235#247 (2014)#291
2020s3,905#411 (2020)#480

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Cassidy in 1985

girls
#491
416 births · 1 in 4,137 girls
boys
#718
151 births · 1 in 12,240 boys

Top girls' names in 1985

  1. #1Jessica48,345
  2. #2Ashley47,010
  3. #3Jennifer42,661
  4. #4Amanda39,055
  5. #5Sarah24,879
  6. #6Stephanie23,243
  7. #7Nicole22,966
  8. #8Heather21,151
  9. #9Elizabeth20,545
  10. #10Megan20,013
  11. #491Cassidy416

Top boys' names in 1985

  1. #1Michael64,934
  2. #2Christopher59,609
  3. #3Matthew47,075
  4. #4Joshua42,194
  5. #5Daniel38,559
  6. #6David38,522
  7. #7James35,862
  8. #8Robert32,094
  9. #9John31,502
  10. #10Joseph30,222
  11. #718Cassidy151
More about 1985

girls

1,720,828 girls got a published name in 1985; 1 in 4,137 of them was named Cassidy, which outranked 96.1% of the 12,505 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cassidy
  1. #488Esmeralda418
  2. #489Ashely417
  3. #489Daniela417
  4. #491Cassidy416
  5. #492Christopher415
  6. #493Lorraine413
  7. #494Gwendolyn410
Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. ↑ 7,360Kayleigh#8,153 → #793
  2. ↑ 1,675Madison#2,299 → #624
  3. ↑ 1,167Cierra#1,633 → #466
  4. ↑ 1,002Ciera#1,703 → #701
  5. ↑ 787Krystina#1,332 → #545
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,164Grisel#784 → #1,948
  2. ↓ 893Ciji#963 → #1,856
  3. ↓ 419Falon#914 → #1,333
  4. ↓ 364Alesia#969 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 362Echo#845 → #1,207

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,848,210 boys got a published name in 1985; 1 in 12,240 of them was named Cassidy, which outranked 90.5% of the 7,586 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cassidy
  1. #715Bo153
  2. #715Carlo153
  3. #715Javon153
  4. #718Cassidy151
  5. #718Abram151
  6. #718Dejuan151
  7. #721Heriberto150
  8. #721Liam150
  9. #723Dave149

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1984
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,425Jaymes#3,270 → #845
  2. ↑ 977Trace#1,933 → #956
  3. ↑ 933Durrell#1,656 → #723
  4. ↑ 793Durell#1,399 → #606
  5. ↑ 562Brandyn#1,444 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 420Anwar#951 → #1,371
  2. ↓ 345Zebulon#976 → #1,321
  3. ↓ 303Tavares#925 → #1,228
  4. ↓ 250Alonso#931 → #1,181
  5. ↓ 228Abdul#1,000 → #1,228

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1985 →