Cassandra is a distinctive choice, ranked #490 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Cassandra in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#490
US Rank #631
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About the Name Cassandra
Cassandra is steadily gaining in popularity, up 79 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #319 in 1996, and it currently sits at #510. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Cassandra is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Cassandra in their class.
In the US it sits at #613 โ notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
โญ Famous People Named Cassandra
Cassandra Pybus โ Cassandra Jean Pibus is an Australian historian and writer.
Cassandra Fedele โ Cassandra Fedele was an Italian humanist writer.
Cassandra Harris โ Sandra Colleen Waites, known professionally as Cassandra Harris, was an Australian actress.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Cassandra
Unlikely. With around 81 UK babies named Cassandra per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Cassandra in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Cassandra has been fairly steady, ranked #490 in 2025 against #589 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #319 in 1996.
Cassandra is more popular in the UK (#510) than in the US (#613). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Cassandra include: Cassandra Pybus, Cassandra Clare and Cassandra Jean. Short summaries for each appear below.
Cassandra ranks #613 in the US top 1,000 (2024). It's recognised in America but considerably more popular in the UK.
81
UK babies named Cassandra (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 99 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Cassandra
Almost certainly the only Cassandra in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Cassandra
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Judith Lewis, better known by her pen name Cassandra Clare, is an American author of young adult fiction, best known for her bestselling series The Mortal Instruments.
The Cassandra metaphor (variously labeled the Cassandra "syndrome", "complex", "phenomenon", "predicament", "dilemma", "curse") relates to a person whose valid warnings or concerns are disbelieved by others.
In Greek mythology, Cassandra (/kassรกndra/; Ancient Greek: ฮฮฑฯฯฮฌฮฝฮดฯฮฑ Kassandra, also ฮฮฑฯฮฌฮฝฮดฯฮฑ) may refer to two women: Cassandra, a Trojan princess as daughter of King Priam and Hecuba.