Cassia
Cassia is a name with multiple cultural origins: Ancient Roman, Portuguese.
- Ancient Roman
- Portuguese
Meaning & Origin of Cassia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cassia is a name with multiple cultural origins: Ancient Roman, Portuguese.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Ancient Roman
- Portuguese
The Story of Cassia
American parents first put Cassia on the record books as a baby girl name in 1954, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 86 Cassias were born — ranking #2,192 that year. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 23% of all recorded Cassias. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,192 among baby girl names with 86 births, rising sharply (+26% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Cassias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Cassia
Cassia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1954 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Cassia's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #2,192. Use the chart and map above to compare Cassia'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.