Cassandra is a distinctive choice, ranked #510 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Cassandra in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#510
US Rank #613
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 distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it sits at #613 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Cassandra
Unlikely. With around 77 UK babies named Cassandra per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Cassandra in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Cassandra is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 79 places over the last five years to #510 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
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 Jean Pibus is an Australian historian and writer.; Cassandra Clare — 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...; Cassandra Jean — Cassandra Jean Whitehead, also known as Cassandra Jean W..
Cassandra ranks #613 in the US top 1,000 (2024). It's recognised in America but considerably more popular in the UK.
77
UK babies named Cassandra (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 79 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
Likely around 1 other Cassandra in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Cassandra
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Cassandra Jean Pibus is an Australian historian and writer. She is a former professorial fellow in history at the University of Sydney, and has published extensively on Australian and American history.
Cassandra Fedele was an Italian humanist writer. She has been called the most renowned woman scholar in Italy during the last decades of the Quattrocento.
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.
Cassandra Quin Butts was an American lawyer, policy expert, and Deputy White House Counsel. On December 23, 2008, Butts was selected by President-elect Barack Obama to serve as Deputy White House Counsel, focusing on domestic policy and ethics.
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. The term originates in Greek mythology.
In Greek mythology, Cassandra (/kassándra/; Ancient Greek: Κασσάνδρα Kassandra, also Κασάνδρα) may refer to two women: Cassandra, a Trojan princess as daughter of King Priam and Hecuba. Cassandra, another name for Philonoe, wife of Bellerophon.