Cassius
- Last seen for girls in 2023 at #15,194
- #582 for boys in 2025, 504 births
- Given to boys 99.7% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1880 · 17 births
- Debut · boys
- 17 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 9,736since 1880
Cassius over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Cassius has never cracked the top 400 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #582 | 504 | |
| 2024 | — | #569 | 516 | |
| 2023 | #15,194 | 5 | #575 | 509 |
| 2022 | #12,243 | 7 | #548 | 541 |
| 2021 | #15,251 | 5 | #487 | 607 |
| 2020 | #15,088 | 5 | #488 | 602 |
| 2019 | — | #514 | 554 | |
| 2018 | — | #594 | 460 | |
| 2017 | #11,615 | 8 | #582 | 467 |
| 2016 | — | #600 | 449 | |
| 2015 | — | #644 | 406 | |
| 2014 | — | #704 | 346 | |
| 2013 | — | #757 | 300 | |
| 2012 | — | #933 | 218 | |
| 2011 | — | #873 | 240 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,005 | 195 | |
| 2009 | — | #991 | 199 | |
| 2008 | — | #946 | 213 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,115 | 164 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,058 | 169 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,442 | 102 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,456 | 95 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,591 | 79 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,483 | 85 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,871 | 59 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,799 | 60 | |
| 1999 | — | #2,023 | 47 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,871 | 52 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,991 | 45 | |
| 1996 | — | #2,047 | 42 | |
| 1995 | — | #2,299 | 34 | |
| 1994 | — | #2,766 | 26 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,933 | 42 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,844 | 44 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,768 | 45 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,840 | 42 | |
| 1989 | — | #2,545 | 25 | |
| 1988 | — | #2,255 | 27 | |
| 1987 | — | #2,400 | 23 | |
| 1986 | — | #2,096 | 27 | |
| 1985 | — | #2,942 | 16 | |
| 1984 | — | #2,159 | 24 | |
| 1983 | — | #2,493 | 19 | |
| 1982 | — | #2,709 | 17 | |
| 1981 | — | #2,270 | 22 | |
| 1980 | — | #3,615 | 11 | |
| 1979 | — | #2,777 | 16 | |
| 1978 | — | #2,473 | 18 | |
| 1977 | — | #3,037 | 13 | |
| 1976 | — | #2,245 | 20 | |
| 1975 | — | #3,246 | 11 | |
| 1974 | — | #2,358 | 17 | |
| 1973 | — | #2,857 | 12 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,080 | 19 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,415 | 36 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,658 | 27 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,767 | 22 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,836 | 19 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,132 | 43 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,216 | 38 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,163 | 42 | |
| 1964 | — | #860 | 78 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,513 | 27 | |
| 1962 | — | #2,117 | 15 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,997 | 17 | |
| 1960 | — | #3,077 | 8 | |
| 1959 | — | #2,821 | 9 | |
| 1958 | — | — | ||
| 1957 | — | — | ||
| 1956 | — | #3,535 | 6 | |
| 1955 | — | #2,964 | 8 | |
| 1954 | — | — | ||
| 1953 | — | — | ||
| 1952 | — | — | ||
| 1951 | — | #3,714 | 5 | |
| 1950 | — | #3,329 | 6 | |
| 1949 | — | — | ||
| 1948 | — | #2,115 | 13 | |
| 1947 | — | — | ||
| 1946 | — | #3,525 | 5 | |
| 1945 | — | — | ||
| 1944 | — | #2,467 | 9 | |
| 1943 | — | #2,405 | 10 | |
| 1942 | — | #2,940 | 7 | |
| 1941 | — | #2,872 | 7 | |
| 1940 | — | #2,671 | 8 | |
| 1939 | — | #3,113 | 6 | |
| 1938 | — | #3,534 | 5 | |
| 1937 | — | — | ||
| 1936 | — | — | ||
| 1935 | — | #3,252 | 6 | |
| 1934 | — | — | ||
| 1933 | — | — | ||
| 1932 | — | #3,776 | 5 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,101 | 13 | |
| 1930 | — | #2,293 | 12 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,589 | 10 | |
| 1928 | — | #2,659 | 10 | |
| 1927 | — | #3,151 | 8 | |
| 1926 | — | #2,302 | 13 | |
| 1925 | — | #2,755 | 10 | |
| 1924 | — | #3,023 | 9 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,020 | 16 | |
| 1922 | — | #2,801 | 10 | |
| 1921 | — | #2,804 | 10 | |
| 1920 | — | #2,052 | 16 | |
| 1919 | — | #3,115 | 8 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,998 | 16 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,815 | 17 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,646 | 19 | |
| 1915 | — | #2,458 | 10 | |
| 1914 | — | #2,271 | 9 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,676 | 11 | |
| 1912 | — | — | ||
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | — | #1,589 | 5 | |
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | #1,373 | 5 | |
| 1907 | — | — | ||
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| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | #978 | 6 | |
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | #768 | 8 | |
| 1892 | — | #792 | 8 | |
| 1891 | — | #841 | 6 | |
| 1890 | — | #814 | 7 | |
| 1889 | — | #878 | 6 | |
| 1888 | — | #648 | 10 | |
| 1887 | — | #921 | 5 | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | #765 | 7 | |
| 1884 | — | #848 | 6 | |
| 1883 | — | #597 | 10 | |
| 1882 | — | #540 | 12 | |
| 1881 | — | #595 | 9 | |
| 1880 | — | #425 | 17 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Cassius was already there! It came in at #425, and was given to 17 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1886–1887, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Cassius is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Maine#172 · 1 in 549
- Hawaii#180 · 1 in 486
- Washington#267 · 1 in 1,171
- New Mexico#270 · 1 in 929
- Indiana#338 · 1 in 1,439
Best ever in a state: #172 in Maine, 2025.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | #172 | 7 | 1 in 549 |
| Hawaii | #180 | 6 | 1 in 486 |
| Washington | #267 | 28 | 1 in 1,171 |
| New Mexico | #270 | 7 | 1 in 929 |
| Indiana | #338 | 22 | 1 in 1,439 |
| Utah | #378 | 12 | 1 in 1,639 |
| Iowa | #379 | 9 | 1 in 1,537 |
| Nevada | #389 | 7 | 1 in 1,613 |
| Oregon | #398 | 9 | 1 in 1,673 |
| Virginia | #435 | 18 | 1 in 2,070 |
| Wisconsin | #437 | 11 | 1 in 2,130 |
| Kentucky | #450 | 10 | 1 in 2,054 |
| Tennessee | #452 | 17 | 1 in 2,163 |
| Ohio | #500 | 21 | 1 in 2,502 |
| Minnesota | #511 | 10 | 1 in 2,450 |
| Kansas | #524 | 6 | 1 in 2,341 |
| Colorado | #535 | 10 | 1 in 2,685 |
| California | #543 | 56 | 1 in 3,133 |
| Maryland | #571 | 8 | 1 in 2,862 |
| Missouri | #597 | 9 | 1 in 3,090 |
| South Carolina | #608 | 7 | 1 in 3,028 |
| Massachusetts | #620 | 7 | 1 in 3,860 |
| New York | #639 | 23 | 1 in 3,671 |
| North Carolina | #645 | 14 | 1 in 3,676 |
| Pennsylvania | #662 | 13 | 1 in 4,020 |
| Georgia | #673 | 14 | 1 in 3,587 |
| Michigan | #679 | 11 | 1 in 3,654 |
| Alabama | #685 | 6 | 1 in 3,586 |
| Oklahoma | #698 | 5 | 1 in 3,536 |
| Florida | #704 | 22 | 1 in 4,342 |
| Texas | #708 | 39 | 1 in 4,488 |
| Arizona | #720 | 8 | 1 in 4,090 |
| Illinois | #752 | 11 | 1 in 4,505 |
| Louisiana | #775 | 5 | 1 in 3,826 |
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| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys 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 Cassius
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 94 spots since 2020 (#488 → #582)
- 62 spots since 2015 (#644 → #582)
- Biggest jump: 653 spots in 1964
- Biggest drop: 303 spots in 1965
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1880 at #425 (17 births)
- Births halved by 1884, 4 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 32 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 32 yrs · run 2011–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,867
- Highest: 1 in 2,867 boys born in 2020 were named Cassius (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,389 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
- Its best rank, #425 in 1880, was only 1 in 6,499 (0.02%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 37.3% of all boys named Cassius (3,635) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 82 | #425 (1880) | #691 |
| 1890s | 35 | #768 (1893) | #839 |
| 1900s | 5 | #1,373 (1908) | #1,373 |
| 1910s | 95 | #1,589 (1910) | #2,071 |
| 1920s | 112 | #2,020 (1923) | #2,616 |
| 1930s | 47 | #2,101 (1931) | #3,012 |
| 1940s | 59 | #2,115 (1948) | #2,714 |
| 1950s | 34 | #2,821 (1959) | #3,273 |
| 1960s | 309 | #860 (1964) | #1,668 |
| 1970s | 189 | #1,415 (1971) | #2,415 |
| 1980s | 211 | #2,096 (1986) | #2,548 |
| 1990s | 419 | #1,768 (1991) | #2,038 |
| 2000s | 1,225 | #946 (2008) | #1,375 |
| 2010s | 3,635 | #514 (2019) | #721 |
| 2020s | 3,279 | #487 (2021) | #542 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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