Cassandra

Where Cassandra comes from

From Ancient Greek Κασσάνδρα (Kassándra).
— Wiktionary's entry for Cassandra
  • Ancient Greek
  • 3 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1773
    Cassandra Austen born
    amateur English watercolorist and the elder sister of Jane Austen
  2. 1902
    First appearance
    #1,793 among girls, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1951
    Cassandra Peterson born
    American actress
  4. 1990
    Peak, #49
    7,054 babies named Cassandra — more than any year before or since.
  5. 2000
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #100.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Namesakes
  • Cassandra Peterson · American actress, born 1951
  • Cassandra Austen · amateur English watercolorist and the elder sister of Jane Austen, 1773–1845
  • Cassandra Fedele · Italian author, 1465–1558
  • Cassandra Jean · American actress and model, born 1985
  • Cassandra Tate · American athlete, born 1990

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.