girl's name
Cassie
KASS-ee
- Origin English
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 57,743
Northern Ireland
#124
2024 births
Cassie is a girl's name of Greek origin, usually short for Cassandra, whose curse was to prophesy truly and never be believed. It ranks 124th in Northern Ireland, 165th in Ireland and 324th in France.
- Cassie is a name of English origin.
- Peaked in 1982, when 2,207 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 18,945 babies in the United States is given this name.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Cassie over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 490 |
| 1890s | 798 |
| 1900s | 815 |
| 1910s | 1,490 |
| 1920s | 1,455 |
| 1930s | 834 |
| 1940s | 885 |
| 1950s | 1,232 |
| 1960s | 1,559 |
| 1970s | 4,380 |
| 1980s | 15,851 |
| 1990s | 9,465 |
| 2000s | 4,654 |
| 2010s | 2,012 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,107 |
What Cassie means
Cassie inherits Cassandra's meaning, which is not fully settled. Shining upon men is the usual reading, from a Greek element meaning to excel and andros, of man, and the first element is the uncertain part.
Where Cassie comes from
Cassie is a diminutive of Cassandra, from the Greek Kassandra, generally read with andros, of man, and a first element taken as excelling or shining. Cassandra is the Trojan princess given prophecy by Apollo, who curses her when she refuses him: she will always be right and never be believed. She foresees the fall of Troy, warns against the horse, and is dismissed as mad — which is why her name is now shorthand for an unheeded warning, particularly in economics and public health. Cassie also serves for Cassidy, an Irish surname from Ó Caiside, and for Catherine and Cassia, the last being a spice related to cinnamon. Its use as an independent name is twentieth-century.
Cassie in use
Cassie ranks 124th in Northern Ireland with 17 births in 2024, 165th in Ireland and 324th in France with 170 births, which is unexpected reach for an English diminutive. It is stable in our data with a peak in 1982, and our records carry it from 1880. It appears in every market we hold, which very few diminutives manage.
How popular is Cassie?
In 2025, Cassie was given to 175 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Cassie is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Cassie
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Cassie also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Cassie over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Cassie in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Cassie
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Cassie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Cassie
What does the name Cassie mean?
It inherits Cassandra's meaning, usually read as "shining upon men," though the first element is uncertain.
What was Cassandra's curse?
Apollo gave her prophecy, then cursed her when she refused him — she would always be right and never believed.
Is Cassie short for Cassidy?
It serves for Cassidy, Cassandra and Catherine alike, and is now used as a name in its own right.
How popular is Cassie?
124th in Northern Ireland and 165th in Ireland.
Is Cassie a girl's or a boy's name?
Cassie is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Cassie?
Cassie has 2 syllables.
Is Cassie a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Cassie currently ranks #124 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.