Cass
Cass is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Cass
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cass is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Cass
As a girl name
Cass first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1949, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1983: 10 births, good for #6,212 nationwide. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 27% of all recorded Casss. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2017 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 133 Casss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Cass on the record books as a boy name in 1881, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1989, when 43 Casss were born — ranking #1,766 that year. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #5,862 among boy names with 15 births, falling sharply (-32%). In total, more than 2K Casss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Cass
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Cass. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Cass
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About the name Cass
Cass is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1881 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Cass's peak popularity came in 1989 when it ranked #706. Use the chart and map above to compare Cass'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.