Casandra
Casandra may refer to:Casandra Stark, female film director Cristina Casandra, Romanian long-distance runner Silviu Casandra, Romanian race walker
Meaning & Origin of Casandra
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Casandra may refer to:Casandra Stark, female film director Cristina Casandra, Romanian long-distance runner Silviu Casandra, Romanian race walker
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The Story of Casandra
Casandra first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1940, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1990, when 642 Casandras were born — ranking #404 that year. As of 2026, Casandra ranks #8,019 for baby girls with 12 births, falling sharply (-32%). In total, more than 16K Casandras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
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About the name Casandra
Casandra is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1940 and has accumulated 16K births in the dataset. Casandra's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #396. Use the chart and map above to compare Casandra's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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