Kassandra

#1,173 for girls in 2025, 197 births · Last seen for boys in 1995 at #8,868
Given to girls >99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1993 · 2,731 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
33,512
since 1945

Kassandra over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Kassandra has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201987peak #120, 1993girls
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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
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2025#1,173197—
2024#1,207196—
2023#1,229191—
2022#1,251192—
2021#1,198201—
2020#1,140208—
2019#1,050244—
2018#1,021254—
2017#896300—
2016#806354—
2015#756373—
2014#684414—
2013#709394—
2012#685411—
2011#624464—
2010#546539—
2009#573533—
2008#530579—
2007#500646—
2006#417763—
2005#360870—
2004#344929—
2003#3061,016—
2002#2711,161—
2001#3021,046—
2000#2841,136—
1999#2641,202—
1998#2481,237—
1997#2121,398—
1996#2031,436—
1995#1831,607#8,8685
1994#1721,763—
1993#1202,731#5,00211
1992#2051,393—
1991#307889—
1990#312873—
1989#326775—
1988#392614—
1987#474456—
1986#448483—
1985#544366—
1984#550343—
1983#594298—
1982#565325—
1981#829190—
1980#1,152117—
1979#1,204108—
1978#1,25598—
1977#1,35883—
1976#1,49969—
1975#1,60461—
1974#1,28483—
1973#1,25483—
1972#1,32576—
1971#1,18796—
1970#1,088109—
1969#1,48063—
1968#1,19083—
1967#1,94736—
1966#2,09431—
1965#1,95035—
1964#2,24629—
1963#2,09432—
1962#2,21029—
1961#2,75220—
1960#2,30726—
1959#2,86917—
1958#2,75518—
1957#2,56320—
1956#3,32113—
1955#3,57111—
1954#4,6557—
1953#2,92114—
1952#4,9086—
1951#5,4145—
1950#3,9628—
1949#3,39310—
1948#3,8838—
1947#4,7646—
1946#4,4176—
1945#4,0256—
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First appearance
1945

The first year at least five girls were named Kassandra! It came in at #4,025, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1951–1952, when fewer than 7 girls a year got the name.

Where Kassandra is popular in 1987

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Kassandra, so not publishedAKMaine: #176 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 884 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Kassandra, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #166 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 905 girlsNHWashington: #306 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,812 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Kassandra, so not publishedIDMontana: #147 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 638 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kassandra, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #165 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,038 girlsMNIllinois: #597 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 4,839 girlsILWisconsin: #306 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,227 girlsWIMichigan: #382 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,051 girlsMINew York: #678 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 5,593 girlsNYMassachusetts: #357 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,563 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Kassandra, so not publishedRIOregon: #305 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,914 girlsORNevada: #237 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,061 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Kassandra, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Kassandra, so not publishedSDIowa: #232 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,421 girlsIAIndiana: #272 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,784 girlsINOhio: #452 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 3,983 girlsOHPennsylvania: #555 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,944 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Kassandra, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Kassandra, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #454 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 2,907 girlsCAUtah: #332 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,914 girlsUTColorado: #289 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,749 girlsCONebraska: #234 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,318 girlsNEMissouri: #638 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,249 girlsMOKentucky: #414 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,481 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kassandra, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Kassandra, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Kassandra, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Kassandra, so not publishedDEArizona: #347 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,879 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Kassandra, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kassandra, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Kassandra, so not publishedARTennessee: #555 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,703 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #609 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,323 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Kassandra, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Kassandra, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #281 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,629 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Kassandra, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Kassandra, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Kassandra, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Kassandra, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Kassandra, so not publishedHITexas: #547 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 3,905 girlsTXFlorida: #631 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 5,340 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Montana#147 · 1 in 638
  2. Minnesota#165 · 1 in 1,038
  3. New Hampshire#166 · 1 in 905
  4. Maine#176 · 1 in 884
  5. Iowa#232 · 1 in 1,421

Best ever in a state: #44 in Texas, 1993.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#14761 in 638
Minnesota#165261 in 1,038
New Hampshire#16671 in 905
Maine#17671 in 884
Iowa#232111 in 1,421
Nebraska#23471 in 1,318
Nevada#23751 in 1,061
Indiana#272181 in 1,784
Oklahoma#281111 in 1,629
Colorado#289121 in 1,749
Oregon#30581 in 1,914
Washington#306151 in 1,812
Wisconsin#306131 in 2,227
Utah#33271 in 1,914
Arizona#347131 in 1,879
Massachusetts#357141 in 2,563
Michigan#382191 in 3,051
Kentucky#41461 in 3,481
Ohio#452171 in 3,983
California#454741 in 2,907
Texas#547331 in 3,905
Pennsylvania#555141 in 4,944
Tennessee#55561 in 4,703
Illinois#597151 in 4,839
North Carolina#60971 in 5,323
Florida#631131 in 5,340
Missouri#63851 in 6,249
New York#678201 in 5,593
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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 Kassandra
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 34 spots since 2024 (#1,207 → #1,173)
  • 33 spots since 2020 (#1,140 → #1,173)
  • 417 spots since 2015 (#756 → #1,173)
  • Biggest jump: 323 spots in 1981 (#1,152 → #829)
  • Biggest drop: 125 spots in 2018 (#896 → #1,021)
Rise & fade · girls
48 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1945
  • Peaked 1993 at #120 (2,731 births)
  • Births halved by 1998, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 37 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 37 yrs · run 1981–2017
Share of babies · girls
1 in 662
  • Highest: 1 in 662 girls born in 1993 were named Kassandra (0.15%)
  • Latest: 1 in 8,159 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
  • 43.4% of all girls named Kassandra (14,529) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1940s36#3,393 (1949)#4,096
1950s119#2,563 (1957)#3,694
1960s384#1,190 (1968)#2,027
1970s866#1,088 (1970)#1,306
1980s3,967#326 (1989)#587
1990s14,529#120 (1993)#223
2000s8,679#271 (2002)#389
2010s3,747#546 (2010)#778
2020s1,185#1,140 (2020)#1,200

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.

Kassandra in 1987

girls
#474
456 births · 1 in 3,813 girls

Top girls' names in 1987

  1. #1Jessica55,992
  2. #2Ashley54,856
  3. #3Amanda41,786
  4. #4Jennifer32,710
  5. #5Sarah27,894
  6. #6Stephanie22,402
  7. #7Brittany22,231
  8. #8Nicole20,286
  9. #9Heather18,982
  10. #10Elizabeth18,608
  11. #474Kassandra456
More about 1987

girls

1,738,632 girls got a published name in 1987; 1 in 3,813 of them was named Kassandra, which outranked 96.4% of the 13,263 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Kassandra
  1. #470Norma464
  2. #472Natalia463
  3. #473Shirley459
  4. #474Kassandra456
  5. #474Juliana456
  6. #476Beverly455
  7. #476Rosemary455
  8. #478Angie454

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

Biggest movers since 1986
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,808Janay#2,195 → #387
  2. ↑ 1,048Channing#1,638 → #590
  3. ↑ 786Ayla#1,380 → #594
  4. ↑ 714Yessenia#1,439 → #725
  5. ↑ 648Denisse#1,602 → #954
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,153Halley#580 → #1,733
  2. ↓ 674Cherrelle#879 → #1,553
  3. ↓ 637Sharday#933 → #1,570
  4. ↓ 613Sharde#873 → #1,486
  5. ↓ 539Shardae#832 → #1,371

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

See the top 100 for 1987 →