Kassandra
Kassandra is a name with multiple cultural origins: Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek, English.
- Greek Mythology
- Ancient Greek
- English
Meaning & Origin of Kassandra
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kassandra is a name with multiple cultural origins: Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek, English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Greek Mythology
- Ancient Greek
- English
The Story of Kassandra
Kassandra first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1945, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1993: 2,731 births, good for #120 nationwide. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 43% of all recorded Kassandras. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,238 among baby girl names with 187 births, falling sharply (-21%). In total, more than 34K Kassandras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Kassandra
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About the name Kassandra
Kassandra is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1945 and has accumulated 34K births in the dataset. Kassandra's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #120. Use the chart and map above to compare Kassandra'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.