Cassius
2025 SSA
About Cassius
Cassius, a Shakespearean name rooted in antiquity, is trending in a major way. It's one of a raft of Cas-starting names for both boys and girls, including Caspian, Cassian, and Cassia, that are enjoying a new moiment in the sun.
There were two notable Ancient Roman figures named Cassius. Cassius Dio wrote an 80-volume history of Rome. Gaius Cassius Longinus, a senator who led the assassination plot against Julius Caesar, is the main figure in Shakespeare's The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.
In more modern times, Cassius Clay was an abolitionist and also the birth name of boxer Muhammad Ali. It was chosen for their sons by singer Bobby Brown and Getty heir/actor Balthazar Getty. Vanessa Marcil and Brian Austin Green used the nouveau Kassius spelling for theirs. With these namesakes, it's no surprise this name has become popular in recent years.
Americans tend to pronounce the name CASH-us while Europeans, including the British, say CASS-ee-us. Cass and Cash are both accessible nicknames.
Pronounced CASH-us.
As of October 2026, Cassius ranked #583 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #430 in 1880, Nameberry popularity #88.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #704 | 346 | 180.1 |
| 2015 | #643 | 406 | 211.8 |
| 2016 | #600 | 449 | 236.6 |
| 2017 | #583 | 466 | 251.8 |
| 2018 | #595 | 460 | 253.3 |
| 2019 | #514 | 554 | 308.8 |
| 2020 | #488 | 602 | 348.8 |
| 2021 | #485 | 607 | 347 |
| 2022 | #547 | 541 | 309.8 |
| 2023 | #576 | 508 | 297 |
| 2024 | #567 | 516 | 299.5 |
| 2025 | #583 | 504 | 295.1 |
World rankings
Similar names
These 20 names were selected by our users looking for other names like Cassius.
- Caspian
- Cassian
- Lucian
- Orion
- Lucien
- Cyrus
- Aurelius
- Evander
- Caius
- Orran
- Alistair
- Lucius
- Dorian
- Lysander
- Soren
- Elio
- Azriel
- Alaric
- Ambrose
- Emrys
Cassius on lists
Famous Cassiuss
- Cassius Marcellus Clay
birth name of Muhammad Ali, American boxer
- Cassius Marcellus Clay
American abolitionist
- Cassius Vaughn
American NFL football player
- Cassius Lee Marsh
American NFL football player
- Cassius Marcellus Coolidge
American painter
- Gaius Avidius Cassius
Usurper of the Roman Empire
- Cassius Longinus
Hellenistic rhetorician and philosophical critic
- Cassius Dio
Roman consul and historian
- Cassius Edward Taylor (b. 1996)
son of Lady Helen (Windsor) Taylor; in line to the British throne
- Cassius Kumar Wilkinson
son of actress Sakina Jaffrey and Francis Wilkinson
- Cassius Etienne Harrison Hill
son of singer Kim Hill
- Cassius Paul Getty (b. 2000)
son of actor Balthazar Getty
- Cassius Arellano (b. 2004)
son of reality TV personality Darva Conger and Jim Arellano
- Cassius Crover
son of drummer Dale Crover of Melvins
- Cassius Aveory Brass (b. 2008)
son of reality TV personality Darren Brass of "Miami Ink"
- Cassius Reilly (b. 2008)
son of comedian Shappi Khorsandi and Christian Reilly
- Cassius Brown (b. 2009)
son of singer Bobby Brown
- Cassius Licuria (b. 2011)
son of Australian rules footballer Paul Licuria
- Cassius Joseph Barton (b. 2011)
son of footballer Joey Barton
- Cassius Cruz Dwyer (b. 2016)
son of soccer players Dom Dwyer and Sydney Leroux
Cassius in pop culture
- Cassius de Spain
Confederate cavalry soldier, afterward sheriff of Yoknapatawpha Co., in Absalom, Absalom! (1936) by William Faulkner
- Cassius
conspirator in Shakespeare's play 'Julius Caesar'
- Cassius Green
main character in Sorry to Bother You, portrayed by Lakeith Stanfield
- 'Cassius'
song by English indie rock band, Foals
- Cassius au Bellona
character in the Red Rising Trilogy by Pierce Brown