Cassy
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAS-ee
- Origin
- Greek
Cassy is a girls' name of Greek origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Cassy mean?
Greek: spelling of Cassie; pet form of Cassandra; also used for Cassidy
Usually a short form of Cassandra, the doomed prophetess of Troy in Greek myth.
Meaning borrowed from Cassie. More on Wiktionary.
Is Cassy a girl's or a boy's name?
Cassy is a girls' name.
How popular is Cassy in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 6 girls.
Cassy in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1 | #7,881 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 6 | #3,589 |
| 2007 | 1 | #7,017 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 1 | #5,540 |
| 2001 | 1 | #5,353 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 1 | #5,182 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
How popular is Cassy in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1986, with 105 girls. It first appears in the records in 1947.
Half of all the girls named Cassy in the US since 1880 were born between 1981 and 1994, the years shaded on the chart below.
Cassy in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | #15,532 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 9 | #11,251 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 20 | #6,556 |
| 2007 | 16 | #7,729 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 24 | #5,261 |
| 2004 | 22 | #5,551 |
| 2003 | 15 | #7,202 |
| 2002 | 27 | #4,494 |
| 2001 | 32 | #3,936 |
| 2000 | 35 | #3,659 |
| 1999 | 50 | #2,734 |
| 1998 | 50 | #2,688 |
| 1997 | 45 | #2,730 |
| 1996 | 41 | #2,896 |
| 1995 | 38 | #3,017 |
| 1994 | 50 | #2,498 |
| 1993 | 55 | #2,317 |
| 1992 | 66 | #2,054 |
| 1991 | 56 | #2,285 |
| 1990 | 76 | #1,858 |
| 1989 | 70 | #1,868 |
| 1988 | 84 | #1,563 |
| 1987 | 77 | #1,608 |
| 1986 | 105 | #1,282 |
| 1985 | 78 | #1,551 |
| 1984 | 83 | #1,397 |
| 1983 | 84 | #1,400 |
| 1982 | 91 | #1,357 |
| 1981 | 66 | #1,714 |
| 1980 | 52 | #2,014 |
| 1979 | 49 | #2,050 |
| 1978 | 40 | #2,269 |
| 1977 | 32 | #2,606 |
| 1976 | 21 | #3,286 |
| 1975 | 13 | #4,591 |
| 1974 | 14 | #4,226 |
| 1973 | 16 | #3,786 |
| 1972 | 23 | #2,903 |
| 1971 | 18 | #3,507 |
| 1970 | 14 | #4,037 |
| 1969 | 9 | #5,056 |
| 1968 | 8 | #5,146 |
| 1967 | 12 | #3,844 |
| 1966 | 14 | #3,399 |
| 1965 | 11 | #3,951 |
| 1964 | 8 | #5,007 |
| 1963 | 19 | #2,863 |
| 1962 | 12 | #3,781 |
| 1961 | 13 | #3,607 |
| 1960 | 15 | #3,211 |
| 1959 | 11 | #3,826 |
| 1958 | 11 | #3,746 |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 6 | #5,146 |
| 1953 | 5 | #5,672 |
| 1952 | 6 | #4,906 |
| 1951 | 7 | #4,384 |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 6 | #4,649 |
| 1947 | 6 | #4,762 |
Nicknames for Cassy
- Cass 29 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Cassy
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Caitlin Caragh Keira Caoimhe Ffion Cadi Teagan Aoibheann Casey Raegan Erin Bryony
Names related to Cassy
More Greek 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, “Cassy: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/cassy, updated 20 October 2026.