Cassandra, also spelled Kassandra, is a feminine given name of
Greek origin.
Cassander[1] is the masculine form of
Cassandra. In
Greek mythology,
Cassandra (Greek: Κασσάνδρα) was the daughter of King
Priam and Queen
Hecuba of
Troy. She had the gift of
prophecy, but was cursed so that none would believe her prophecies. The name has been in occasional use since the
Middle Ages. The usual English
nickname is
Cassie.[2] Cassandre is the French version of the name.[3]
Usage
The name peaked in popularity in the United States in 1990 with more than 7,000 girls named Cassandra born that year. The name remains among the top 1,000 most popular names for newborn American girls but has since declined in use, with about 452 American girls called Cassandra in 2022. Another 188 American newborn girls were called Kassandra that year.[4] There were 456 newborn girls called Cassandra in the United States in 2023 and another 191 called Kassandra.
It is also among the 500 most popular names for newborn girls in
Canada, where the name ranked 407th on the popularity chart in 2021 with 75 uses. Another 25 Canadian newborn girls were called Kassandra and another 11 Canadian newborn girls were called Cassandre in 2021.[5] It has been among the 1,000 most used names for newborn girls in
England and
Wales at different points between 1996 and 2021, when it ranked in 747th place.[6] It is a common name in
Greece and countries where
Germanic and
Romance languages are spoken.
^"Popularity of Name Cassandra". www.ssa.gov. United States Social Security Administration. 12 May 2023. Archived from
the original on 2 February 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
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