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

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Peak · boys
1880 · 17 births
Debut · boys
17 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
9,736
since 1880

Cassius over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Cassius has never cracked the top 400 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202020peak #425, 1880boys
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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—#582504
2024—#569516
2023#15,1945#575509
2022#12,2437#548541
2021#15,2515#487607
2020#15,0885#488602
2019—#514554
2018—#594460
2017#11,6158#582467
2016—#600449
2015—#644406
2014—#704346
2013—#757300
2012—#933218
2011—#873240
2010—#1,005195
2009—#991199
2008—#946213
2007—#1,115164
2006—#1,058169
2005—#1,442102
2004—#1,45695
2003—#1,59179
2002—#1,48385
2001—#1,87159
2000—#1,79960
1999—#2,02347
1998—#1,87152
1997—#1,99145
1996—#2,04742
1995—#2,29934
1994—#2,76626
1993—#1,93342
1992—#1,84444
1991—#1,76845
1990—#1,84042
1989—#2,54525
1988—#2,25527
1987—#2,40023
1986—#2,09627
1985—#2,94216
1984—#2,15924
1983—#2,49319
1982—#2,70917
1981—#2,27022
1980—#3,61511
1979—#2,77716
1978—#2,47318
1977—#3,03713
1976—#2,24520
1975—#3,24611
1974—#2,35817
1973—#2,85712
1972—#2,08019
1971—#1,41536
1970—#1,65827
1969—#1,76722
1968—#1,83619
1967—#1,13243
1966—#1,21638
1965—#1,16342
1964—#86078
1963—#1,51327
1962—#2,11715
1961—#1,99717
1960—#3,0778
1959—#2,8219
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1956—#3,5356
1955—#2,9648
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1951—#3,7145
1950—#3,3296
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1948—#2,11513
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1946—#3,5255
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1944—#2,4679
1943—#2,40510
1942—#2,9407
1941—#2,8727
1940—#2,6718
1939—#3,1136
1938—#3,5345
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1935—#3,2526
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1932—#3,7765
1931—#2,10113
1930—#2,29312
1929—#2,58910
1928—#2,65910
1927—#3,1518
1926—#2,30213
1925—#2,75510
1924—#3,0239
1923—#2,02016
1922—#2,80110
1921—#2,80410
1920—#2,05216
1919—#3,1158
1918—#1,99816
1917—#1,81517
1916—#1,64619
1915—#2,45810
1914—#2,2719
1913—#1,67611
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1893—#7688
1892—#7928
1891—#8416
1890—#8147
1889—#8786
1888—#64810
1887—#9215
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1885—#7657
1884—#8486
1883—#59710
1882—#54012
1881—#5959
1880—#42517
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 2020

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Cassius, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Cassius, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Cassius, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Cassius, so not publishedNHWashington: #231 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 948 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Cassius, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Cassius, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Cassius, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #539 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,778 boysMNIllinois: #498 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,732 boysILWisconsin: #680 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,990 boysWIMichigan: #261 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,186 boysMINew York: #617 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 3,811 boysNYMassachusetts: #515 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,356 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Cassius, so not publishedRIOregon: #280 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,106 boysORNevada: #443 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,977 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Cassius, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Cassius, so not publishedSDIowa: #440 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,939 boysIAIndiana: #351 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,623 boysINOhio: #380 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,879 boysOHPennsylvania: #338 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,687 boysPANew Jersey: #800 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,617 boysNJConnecticut: #455 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,621 boysCTCalifornia: #460 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 2,671 boysCAUtah: #547 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,755 boysUTColorado: #452 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,092 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Cassius, so not publishedNEMissouri: #486 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,590 boysMOKentucky: #441 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,181 boysKYWest Virginia: #338 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,392 boysWVVirginia: #685 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,296 boysVAMaryland: #450 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,278 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Cassius, so not publishedDEArizona: #531 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,664 boysAZNew Mexico: #331 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,213 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Cassius, so not publishedKSArkansas: #543 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,551 boysARTennessee: #640 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,786 boysTNNorth Carolina: #428 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,225 boysNCSouth Carolina: #694 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,001 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Cassius, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Cassius, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #523 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,396 boysLAMississippi: #452 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,019 boysMSAlabama: #542 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,721 boysALGeorgia: #531 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,793 boysGAHawaii: #190 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 576 boysHITexas: #596 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 3,679 boysTXFlorida: #603 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 3,759 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Hawaii#190 · 1 in 576
  2. Washington#231 · 1 in 948
  3. Michigan#261 · 1 in 1,186
  4. Oregon#280 · 1 in 1,106
  5. New Mexico#331 · 1 in 1,213

Best ever in a state: #172 in Maine, 2025.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#19061 in 576
Washington#231351 in 948
Michigan#261361 in 1,186
Oregon#280141 in 1,106
New Mexico#33161 in 1,213
Pennsylvania#338321 in 1,687
West Virginia#33851 in 1,392
Indiana#351201 in 1,623
Ohio#380291 in 1,879
North Carolina#428221 in 2,225
Iowa#44071 in 1,939
Kentucky#44191 in 2,181
Nevada#44361 in 1,977
Maryland#450111 in 2,278
Colorado#452121 in 2,092
Mississippi#45261 in 2,019
Connecticut#45551 in 2,621
California#460711 in 2,671
Missouri#486111 in 2,590
Illinois#498201 in 2,732
Massachusetts#51581 in 3,356
Louisiana#52391 in 2,396
Arizona#531121 in 2,664
Georgia#531181 in 2,793
Minnesota#53991 in 2,778
Alabama#54281 in 2,721
Arkansas#54351 in 2,551
Utah#54771 in 2,755
Texas#596461 in 3,679
Florida#603241 in 3,759
New York#617231 in 3,811
Tennessee#64091 in 3,786
Wisconsin#68061 in 3,990
Virginia#68591 in 4,296
South Carolina#69451 in 4,001
New Jersey#80071 in 5,617
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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
  • 13 spots since 2024 (#569 → #582)
  • 94 spots since 2020 (#488 → #582)
  • 62 spots since 2015 (#644 → #582)
  • Biggest jump: 653 spots in 1964 (#1,513 → #860)
  • Biggest drop: 303 spots in 1965 (#860 → #1,163)
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s82#425 (1880)#691
1890s35#768 (1893)#839
1900s5#1,373 (1908)#1,373
1910s95#1,589 (1910)#2,071
1920s112#2,020 (1923)#2,616
1930s47#2,101 (1931)#3,012
1940s59#2,115 (1948)#2,714
1950s34#2,821 (1959)#3,273
1960s309#860 (1964)#1,668
1970s189#1,415 (1971)#2,415
1980s211#2,096 (1986)#2,548
1990s419#1,768 (1991)#2,038
2000s1,225#946 (2008)#1,375
2010s3,635#514 (2019)#721
2020s3,279#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.

Cassius in 2020

girls
#15,088
5 births · 1 in 323,310 girls
boys
#488
602 births · 1 in 2,867 boys

Top girls' names in 2020

  1. #1Olivia17,691
  2. #2Emma15,723
  3. #3Ava13,201
  4. #4Sophia13,105
  5. #5Charlotte13,100
  6. #6Amelia12,802
  7. #7Isabella12,226
  8. #8Mia11,269
  9. #9Evelyn9,517
  10. #10Harper8,849
  11. #15,088Cassius5

Top boys' names in 2020

  1. #1Liam19,865
  2. #2Noah18,464
  3. #3Oliver14,277
  4. #4Elijah13,238
  5. #5William12,676
  6. #6James12,390
  7. #7Benjamin12,264
  8. #8Lucas11,386
  9. #9Henry10,793
  10. #10Alexander10,268
  11. #488Cassius602
More about 2020

girls

1,616,549 girls got a published name in 2020; 1 in 323,310 of them was named Cassius, which outranked 13.9% of the 17,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cassius
  1. #13,453Zylani6
  2. #13,453Zyniah6
  3. #13,453Zyva6
  4. #15,088Cassius5
  5. #15,088Aabha5
  6. #15,088Aafia5
  7. #15,088Aahlani5

Tied with 2,439 names at #15,088; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2019
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,492Avayah#2,428 → #936
  2. ↑ 950Denisse#1,802 → #852
  3. ↑ 818Jianna#1,668 → #850
  4. ↑ 609Capri#1,291 → #682
  5. ↑ 550Rosalia#1,287 → #737
Fallers
  1. ↓ 393Yaritza#813 → #1,206
  2. ↓ 271Seraphina#1,000 → #1,271
  3. ↓ 207Marissa#874 → #1,081
  4. ↓ 203Annabella#644 → #847
  5. ↓ 195Jayde#832 → #1,027

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

boys

1,726,076 boys got a published name in 2020; 1 in 2,867 of them was named Cassius, which outranked 96.5% of the 14,060 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cassius
  1. #485Tripp610
  2. #486Jonas609
  3. #487Stetson607
  4. #488Cassius602
  5. #488Izaiah602
  6. #490Tatum598
  7. #491Eden596
  8. #491Rocco596

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

Biggest movers since 2019
Risers
  1. ↑ 587Zyair#1,548 → #961
  2. ↑ 567Jaxtyn#1,152 → #585
  3. ↑ 539Jakobe#1,372 → #833
  4. ↑ 473Kylo#922 → #449
  5. ↑ 461Ander#1,085 → #624
Fallers
  1. ↓ 380Vivaan#875 → #1,255
  2. ↓ 282Alexzander#890 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 268Reyansh#806 → #1,074
  4. ↓ 266Javion#949 → #1,215
  5. ↓ 224Kenny#862 → #1,086

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

See the top 100 for 2020 →