girl's name

Cassendra

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 9
  • Births on record 57

Cassendra is a girl's name. In 1989 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in France in 2002, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1993.

Cassendra over time

Births per decade in France, 1990s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2012, not a full ten years.

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'90 '00 '10
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Births named Cassendra by decade in France
Decade Births
1990s 15
2000s 30
2010s (to 2012) 5

How popular is Cassendra?

In 2012, Cassendra was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Cassendra is used

France #3,703 5 in 2012
United States #9,685 7 in 1989

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Cassendra

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Cassendra also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Cassendra over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Cassendra

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Cassendra — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Cassendra

How popular is the name Cassendra?

In 2012, Cassendra was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Cassendra a girl's or a boy's name?

Cassendra is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Cassendra most popular?

Cassendra peaked in 2002, when 10 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.