Feminine dossier · first seen 1902
Cassandra
Endangered
Down 93.4% from peak
Peak era
1990
Peak births
7,054
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Cassandra
How many people are named Cassandra?
An estimated 157,489 living Americans are named Cassandra.
How rare is Cassandra?
Cassandra is uncommon among babies today, with 463 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 93.4% from its 1990 peak.
How old is the typical Cassandra?
The median age of a living American named Cassandra is approximately 37 years, with most bearers falling between 29 and 45 years old.
Is Cassandra still popular?
No. Cassandra is endangered as a baby name, down 93.4% from its 1990 peak with 463 births in 2025.
Where is Cassandra most common?
Cassandra has its strongest geographic signal in District of Columbia, where it appears 4.1× more often than the national baseline.
1902Peak 19902025
Peak year
1990
Decline from peak
93.4%
2025
463
All-time
171,008
Where it lives now
Cassandra is most concentrated in Alabama — about 3.5× the national rate in the 1960s.
States where Cassandra is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.