Cassiopeia
Cassiopeia is a name with a single cultural origin: Greek Mythology.
- Greek Mythology
Meaning & Origin of Cassiopeia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Cassiopeia is a name with a single cultural origin: Greek Mythology.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Greek Mythology
The Story of Cassiopeia
The earliest SSA record of Cassiopeia as a baby girl name dates back to 1979, when 9 babies received it. 2022 was its biggest year on record, with 18 newborns named Cassiopeia — #6,457 in the national rankings. About 27% of every Cassiopeia on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Cassiopeia ranks #7,056 for baby girls with 15 births, rising sharply (+32% over the past five years). All told, over 410 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Cassiopeia
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Cassiopeia. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Cassiopea
- Kassiopeia
Names that sound like Cassiopeia
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Cassiopeia
Cassiopeia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 410 births in the dataset. Cassiopeia's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #4,737. Use the chart and map above to compare Cassiopeia'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.