Cass is a distinctive choice, ranked #1758 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Cass in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1758
About the Name Cass
Cass has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 266 places in five years. It was most popular in 2021 at #1117 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2001.
Cass is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Cass
Unlikely. With around 14 UK babies named Cass per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Cass in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Cass has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 266 places in the last five years. Its peak was #1117 in 2021. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Cass is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Cass include: Cass Pennant — Carol "Cass" Pennant, is an English writer and former football hooligan.; Cass Sunstein — Cass Robert Sunstein is an American legal scholar known for his work in U..
Cass does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Casss in the wild.
14
UK babies named Cass (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 266 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Cass
Likely around 1 other Cass in the class
UK Popularity (2001–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Cass
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Cass Robert Sunstein is an American legal scholar known for his work in U.S. constitutional law, administrative law, environmental law, and behavioral economics.
David Cass was a professor of economics at the University of Pennsylvania, mostly known for his contributions to general equilibrium theory. His most famous work was on the Ramsey–Cass–Koopmans model of economic growth.
Cass Gilbert was an American architect. An early proponent of skyscrapers, his works include the Woolworth Building, the United States Supreme Court building, the state capitols of Minnesota, Arkansas, and West Virginia, the Detroit Public Library, the Saint Louis Art Museum and Public Library.