Cassia
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAS-ee-a
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,107 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #2,017 for girls
Cassia is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “cassia, a cinnamon-like spice”. In 2025 it ranked 1,107th for girls in the UK (32 babies) and 2,017th for girls in the US (94 babies).
What does Cassia mean?
Hebrew: the cassia spice tree, via Latin and Greek; related to Keziah
“cassia, a cinnamon-like spice”
Keziah, one of the daughters of Job in the Bible, bears the Hebrew form of the same word.
Is Cassia a girl's or a boy's name?
Cassia is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 32 girls in the UK and 94 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Cassia in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,107among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 32about 1 in 8,700 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 32 girls in the UK were named Cassia, making it the 1,107th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,121st. Its busiest year was 2024, with 40 girls.
Half of all the girls named Cassia in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 35 girls in the UK were given Cassia or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #934, up from #1,107 for this spelling alone.
- Cassia 32
- Kassia 3
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,051st in England and Wales.
Cassia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 | #1,107 |
| 2024 | 40 | #947 |
| 2023 | 37 | #1,004 |
| 2022 | 36 | #1,027 |
| 2021 | 32 | #1,138 |
| 2020 | 32 | #1,121 |
| 2019 | 31 | #1,159 |
| 2018 | 31 | #1,180 |
| 2017 | 34 | #1,104 |
| 2016 | 29 | #1,243 |
| 2015 | 32 | #1,160 |
| 2014 | 34 | #1,100 |
| 2013 | 21 | #1,559 |
| 2012 | 25 | #1,384 |
| 2011 | 24 | #1,379 |
| 2010 | 24 | #1,380 |
| 2009 | 23 | #1,360 |
| 2008 | 35 | #978 |
| 2007 | 17 | #1,614 |
| 2006 | 19 | #1,418 |
| 2005 | 15 | #1,608 |
| 2004 | 21 | #1,194 |
| 2003 | 19 | #1,263 |
| 2002 | 34 | #803 |
| 2001 | 15 | #1,398 |
| 2000 | 19 | #1,137 |
| 1999 | 13 | #1,493 |
| 1998 | 12 | #1,585 |
| 1997 | 6 | #2,552 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,862 |
How popular is Cassia in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,017among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 94about 1 in 17,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 94 girls in the US were named Cassia, making it the 2,017th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,659th. It first appears in the records in 1954.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Cassia of any year since it first appeared, in 1954.
Half of all the girls named Cassia in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 129 girls in the US were given Cassia or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,415, up from #2,017 for this spelling alone.
- Cassia 94
- Kassia 35
Cassia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 94 | #2,017 |
| 2024 | 84 | #2,231 |
| 2023 | 77 | #2,352 |
| 2022 | 63 | #2,720 |
| 2021 | 67 | #2,586 |
| 2020 | 63 | #2,659 |
| 2019 | 54 | #3,002 |
| 2018 | 78 | #2,334 |
| 2017 | 51 | #3,145 |
| 2016 | 64 | #2,697 |
| 2015 | 61 | #2,846 |
| 2014 | 59 | #2,886 |
| 2013 | 45 | #3,463 |
| 2012 | 45 | #3,522 |
| 2011 | 34 | #4,243 |
| 2010 | 27 | #5,106 |
| 2009 | 44 | #3,618 |
| 2008 | 37 | #4,178 |
| 2007 | 41 | #3,847 |
| 2006 | 43 | #3,616 |
| 2005 | 44 | #3,400 |
| 2004 | 40 | #3,627 |
| 2003 | 44 | #3,287 |
| 2002 | 43 | #3,237 |
| 2001 | 35 | #3,699 |
| 2000 | 37 | #3,522 |
| 1999 | 39 | #3,242 |
| 1998 | 45 | #2,886 |
| 1997 | 37 | #3,158 |
| 1996 | 40 | #2,961 |
| 1995 | 37 | #3,082 |
| 1994 | 33 | #3,367 |
| 1993 | 40 | #2,933 |
| 1992 | 29 | #3,674 |
| 1991 | 43 | #2,732 |
| 1990 | 24 | #4,115 |
| 1989 | 35 | #3,039 |
| 1988 | 42 | #2,534 |
| 1987 | 15 | #5,069 |
| 1986 | 32 | #2,902 |
| 1985 | 23 | #3,620 |
| 1984 | 26 | #3,232 |
| 1983 | 35 | #2,551 |
| 1982 | 34 | #2,704 |
| 1981 | 27 | #3,147 |
| 1980 | 15 | #4,742 |
| 1979 | 24 | #3,333 |
| 1978 | 18 | #3,924 |
| 1977 | 18 | #3,910 |
| 1976 | 9 | #6,046 |
| 1975 | 9 | #5,982 |
| 1974 | 13 | #4,458 |
| 1973 | 10 | #5,189 |
| 1972 | 17 | #3,543 |
| 1971 | 18 | #3,507 |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 8 | #4,830 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 5 | #6,566 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 5 | #5,951 |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 6 | #5,146 |
Nicknames for Cassia
Names like Cassia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Eden Kiara Sienna Brianna Talia Keira Mia Aria Caoimhe Eliana Delilah Maeve
Other spellings of Cassia
Names related to Cassia
More Hebrew names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Cassia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/cassia, updated 20 October 2026.