Kassandra
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ka-SAN-dra
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,076 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,173 for girls
Kassandra is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “possibly excelling over men”. In 2025 it ranked 2,076th for girls in the UK (14 babies) and 1,173rd for girls in the US (197 babies).
What does Kassandra mean?
Greek: Greek spelling of Cassandra
“possibly excelling over men”
Kassandra is the Greek spelling of Cassandra, the Trojan princess cursed to utter true prophecies that no one believed.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Kassandra a girl's or a boy's name?
Kassandra is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 girls in the UK and 197 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kassandra in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,076th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 14 about 1 in 20,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 32% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 14 girls in the UK were named Kassandra, making it the 2,076th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,948th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 18 girls.
Half of all the girls named Kassandra in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2022. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 105 girls in the UK were given Kassandra or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #421, up from #2,076 for this spelling alone.
- Cassandra 91
- Kassandra 14
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,006th in England and Wales.
Kassandra in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #2,076 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,832 |
| 2023 | 10 | #2,640 |
| 2022 | 18 | #1,730 |
| 2021 | 13 | #2,202 |
| 2020 | 15 | #1,948 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,738 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 7 | #3,389 |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 8 | #3,031 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,881 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
| 1998 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1997 | 1 | #5,110 |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
How popular is Kassandra in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,173rd among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 197 about 1 in 8,200 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 17% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 197 girls in the US were named Kassandra, making it the 1,173rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,140th. Its busiest year was 1993, with 2,731 girls. It first appears in the records in 1945.
Half of all the girls named Kassandra in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 692 girls in the US were given Kassandra or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #459, up from #1,173 for this spelling alone.
Kassandra in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 197 | #1,173 |
| 2024 | 196 | #1,207 |
| 2023 | 191 | #1,229 |
| 2022 | 192 | #1,251 |
| 2021 | 201 | #1,198 |
| 2020 | 208 | #1,140 |
| 2019 | 244 | #1,050 |
| 2018 | 254 | #1,021 |
| 2017 | 300 | #896 |
| 2016 | 354 | #806 |
| 2015 | 373 | #756 |
| 2014 | 414 | #684 |
| 2013 | 394 | #709 |
| 2012 | 411 | #685 |
| 2011 | 464 | #624 |
| 2010 | 539 | #546 |
| 2009 | 533 | #573 |
| 2008 | 579 | #530 |
| 2007 | 646 | #500 |
| 2006 | 763 | #417 |
| 2005 | 870 | #360 |
| 2004 | 929 | #344 |
| 2003 | 1,016 | #306 |
| 2002 | 1,161 | #271 |
| 2001 | 1,046 | #302 |
| 2000 | 1,136 | #284 |
| 1999 | 1,202 | #264 |
| 1998 | 1,237 | #248 |
| 1997 | 1,398 | #212 |
| 1996 | 1,436 | #203 |
| 1995 | 1,607 | #183 |
| 1994 | 1,763 | #172 |
| 1993 | 2,731 | #120 |
| 1992 | 1,393 | #205 |
| 1991 | 889 | #307 |
| 1990 | 873 | #312 |
| 1989 | 775 | #326 |
| 1988 | 614 | #392 |
| 1987 | 456 | #474 |
| 1986 | 483 | #448 |
| 1985 | 366 | #544 |
| 1984 | 343 | #550 |
| 1983 | 298 | #594 |
| 1982 | 325 | #565 |
| 1981 | 190 | #829 |
| 1980 | 117 | #1,152 |
| 1979 | 108 | #1,204 |
| 1978 | 98 | #1,255 |
| 1977 | 83 | #1,358 |
| 1976 | 69 | #1,499 |
| 1975 | 61 | #1,604 |
| 1974 | 83 | #1,284 |
| 1973 | 83 | #1,254 |
| 1972 | 76 | #1,325 |
| 1971 | 96 | #1,187 |
| 1970 | 109 | #1,088 |
| 1969 | 63 | #1,480 |
| 1968 | 83 | #1,190 |
| 1967 | 36 | #1,947 |
| 1966 | 31 | #2,093 |
| 1965 | 35 | #1,950 |
| 1964 | 29 | #2,245 |
| 1963 | 32 | #2,093 |
| 1962 | 29 | #2,209 |
| 1961 | 20 | #2,751 |
| 1960 | 26 | #2,306 |
| 1959 | 17 | #2,868 |
| 1958 | 18 | #2,754 |
| 1957 | 20 | #2,562 |
| 1956 | 13 | #3,320 |
| 1955 | 11 | #3,570 |
| 1954 | 7 | #4,653 |
| 1953 | 14 | #2,920 |
| 1952 | 6 | #4,906 |
| 1951 | 5 | #5,413 |
| 1950 | 8 | #3,960 |
| 1949 | 10 | #3,392 |
| 1948 | 8 | #3,881 |
| 1947 | 6 | #4,762 |
| 1946 | 6 | #4,416 |
| 1945 | 6 | #4,023 |
Nicknames for Kassandra
Names like Kassandra
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kiara, Khadija, Athena, Fatima, Lara, Aisha, Elena, Amira, Sienna, Amara, Ariana, Ayla
Other spellings of Kassandra
Names related to Kassandra
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe
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, “Kassandra: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kassandra, updated 20 October 2026.