Girl · #15,532 in 2026

Cassy

Name: Popularity of the name Cassy in U.S. births, 1880–2026
Creator: U.S. Social Security Administration
License: https://www.ssa.gov/foia/
Keywords: Cassy, baby name, popularity, U.S., SSA, rankings

Cassie is a feminine given name and a short form of various other given names Cassandra, Cassandro, and Cassidy mostly used in English-speaking countries. It is more rarely a surname. People and fictional characters named Cassie include:

Current Rank

#15,532

Peak Rank

#1,282 (1986)

Total Babies

5-Yr Trend

Stable

1947

First Year

2019

Last Year

1986

Peak Year

#1282

Peak Rank

Total Count

Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Cassy

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0). Read more →

The Story of Cassy

Cassy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1947, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1986: 105 births, good for #1,282 nationwide. About 40% of every Cassy on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Cassy last appeared in the published SSA data in 2019, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State

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Names that sound like Cassy

Phonetically similar names — useful when Cassy is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Cassy

What does the name Cassy mean?

How popular is Cassy in 2026?

In 2026, Cassy ranks #15,532 among girls' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year.

When was Cassy most popular?

Cassy reached its peak popularity in 1986, ranking #1,282 that year with 105 babies given the name.

In which U.S. states is Cassy most popular?

Cassy has historically been most popular in Iowa, Kansas, Arkansas. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Cassy.

Is Cassy a unisex name?

In U.S. Social Security records, Cassy is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.

What names go well with Cassy?

Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Cassy include Lavenia, Alyne, Charde. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

About the name Cassy

Cassy is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1947 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Cassy's peak popularity came in 1986 when it ranked #1,282. Use the chart and map above to compare Cassy'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.