Cassandra
Top 1000
About Cassandra
The name of the tragic mythological Trojan princess who was given the gift of prophecy by Apollo, but was condemned never to be believed, Cassandra has been used for striking characters in movies and soap operas. Ethereal and delicate, Cassandra was in the Top 70 throughout the 1990s but is now descending in popularity.
Cassandra was the name of Jane Austen's mother, sister, and two cousins. Cassandra Wilkins is a character in John Dos Passon's novel Manhattan Transfer, but in the 2007 Woody Allen thriller, Cassandra's Dream, Cassandra was not the name of a person, but a sailboat. Currently, Cassandra Wilson is a noted jazz singer; Charlie Sheen has a daughter Cassandra born in the eighties.
Nicknames include Cass, Cassa, Cassie, Sandra, Sandy.
Pronounced cass-AN-dra.
As of October 2026, Cassandra ranked #631 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #49 in 1990, Nameberry popularity #547.
Editor's take: The name Cassandra is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "shining or excelling man".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #514 | 602 | 337 |
| 2015 | #511 | 616 | 345.1 |
| 2016 | #571 | 544 | 307 |
| 2017 | #606 | 499 | 289 |
| 2018 | #663 | 446 | 262.2 |
| 2019 | #612 | 492 | 293.1 |
| 2020 | #655 | 440 | 272.2 |
| 2021 | #601 | 497 | 302.9 |
| 2022 | #652 | 453 | 276.2 |
| 2023 | #639 | 457 | 284.8 |
| 2024 | #613 | 485 | 299.3 |
| 2025 | #631 | 463 | 288.1 |
World rankings
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Cassandra on lists
Famous Cassandras
- Cassandra Wilson
American jazz singer
- Cassandra Clare
pen name of Judith Rumelt, American novelist
- Cassandra Lee Morris
American voice actress
- Cassandra Austen
mother of novelist Jane Austen
- Cassandra Austen
elder sister of novelist Jane Austen
- Cassandra Lynn (Hensley)
American model
- Cassandra Peterson aka Elvira
Mistress of the Dark, American actress and TV presenter
- Cassandra Ponti (born Lejanie Palma Anigan)
Filipina actress and reality TV personality ("Pinoy Big Brother")
- Cassandra Lynn "Cassie" Scerbo
American actress
- Cassandra Lily "Cassie" Patten
English Olympic swimmer
- Cassandra Rae "Cassie" Steele
Canadian actress
- Cassandra Bankson
American model and YouTuber
- Cassandra Steen
German,American singer of band Glashaus
- Cassandra Jean (Whitehead)
American actress and model
- Cassandra Jade Estevez
daughter of actor Charlie Sheen
- Cassandra "Casey" Jenner
daughter of athlete/TV personality Caitlyn Jenner
Cassandra in pop culture
- Cassandra
Greek mythological prophetess cursed by Apollo to receive horrible prophesies and have none believe her after refusing his romantic advances.
- Cassandra Wong
character in the Wayne's World series
- Cassandra "Cassie" Sandsmark
third Wonder Girl from DC Comics
- Cassandra Nova
character in Marvel Universe
- Cassandra Eleanor "Cassie" Lang aka Stature
character in Marvel Universe
- Cassandra "Cassie" Palmer
title character in the series by Karen Chance
- Cassandra "Cass
" character in Secret Series by Pseudonymous Bosch
- Cassandra "Cassie" Railly
main character on TV's 12 Monkeys
- Cassandra Rawlins
character on American soap "The Young and the Restless"
- Cassandra "Cass" Freedman
character on Australian soap "Neighbours"
- Cassandra "Cassie" Turner
character on Australian soap "Home and Away"
- Cassandra Foster
character on American soap "All My Children"
- Cassandra Anne Spender
character on TV's "The X,Files"
- Cassandra "Cass
" character from Disney's 'Tangled: the Series'
- Cassandra
character in musical 'Cats'
- Cassandra "Cassie" Hack
character in the Hack/Slash comic book series
- Cassandra "Cassie" Ainsworth
character on TV's "Skins"
- Cassandra Cooper Ingalls
character on TV's "Little House on the Prairie"
- Cassandra Louise Trotter
character on British TV series "Only Fools and Horses"
- Cassandra "Cassie
" character in "Beautiful" by Amy Reed
- Cassandra
psychic cleaning lady in Christopher Durang's "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike"
- Cassandra
character on TV's 'Doctor Who'
- Cassandra Trelawney
character in the Harry Potter series
- Cassandra
main character in "The Glittering Lights" by Barbara Cartland
- Cassandra 'Cassi' July
dance teacher on TV's "Glee"
- Cassandra "Cass"
a character in "The Forest of Hands and Teeth", by Carrie Ryan
- Cassandra Allegra Portia Calogera Filomena Pentaghast
a major character featured throughout the video game series "Dragon Age," as well as the movie "Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker."
- Cassandra Alexandra
character in 'Soul Calibur' video games
- Cassandra Goth
character in "The Sims" (1,2,4) video/computer games
- Cassandra 'Cassie' Cage
character in Mortal Kombat X video game
- Cassandra Perkins
character on TV's "Famous in Love"
- Cassandra Mortmain
main character and narrator of novel "I Capture the Castle"
- 'Cassandra'
song by Abba
- Cassandra 'Cass' Parker
character in television's 'Prisoner Cell Block H'.
- Cassandra Bowden
main character in the upcoming TV series "The Flight Attendant" played by actress Kaley Cuoco
- Cassandra Cillian
character in the TNT series "The Librarians" played by Lindy Booth
- Cassandra "Cass" Tanner
main character in novel "Emma in the Night"
- Cassandra "Cass" O'Koren
character in novel "Dreamland"
- Cassandra "Cassie" Howard
character in series "Euphoria"
- Cassandra "Cassie" Worthy
main character in novel "The Mall"
- Cassandra "Cassie" Hobbes
main character in novel series "The Naturals"
- "Cassandra"
Song by Taylor Swift featured on "The Tortured Poets Department"