Casandra is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Casandra means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Casandra across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Casandra has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Casandra is a girl name of Greek origin meaning “shining upon men”. Variant of Cassandra, the Trojan prophetess of Greek myth.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 15,791 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 29 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 12 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Casandra per year, United States (1940 to 2025). United States peaked in 1990 (642/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2022 (9/yr) · Ireland peaked in 1992 (3/yr).
Casandra has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1990, when it ranked #771 nationally (given to 642 babies that year).
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