How Many People Are Named Casandra?
An estimated 14,661 people in the United States have the first name Casandra. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Casandra peaked in popularity in 1990 with 642 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Casandra as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Casandra paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
14,661
About 1 in 23,379 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1990
642 births
Total Registered
15,782
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Casandra
Casandra is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 15,782 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Casandra as a male name
Ranked #5,048 in 1984
7 male births in 1984
Peak: 1984 (7 births)
Casandra as a female name
Ranked #8,522 in 2024
12 female births in 2024
Peak: 1990 (642 births)
Casandra: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Casandra span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 4,605 babies were registered. Casandra has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Casandra by Decade
How has Casandra tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Casandra by State
Birth registrations for Casandra span all 45 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in New Hampshire, Hawaii, South Dakota. On average, about 277 Casandras were registered per state.
Casandra + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Casandra as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Casandra
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Casandra: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Casandra?
We estimate approximately 14,661 people named Casandra are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 23,379 Americans share this first name.
Is Casandra a common name?
Casandra is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 15,782 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Casandra most popular?
Casandra reached peak popularity in 1990, when 642 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Casandra is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Casandra a female name?
Casandra is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Casandra Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Casandra Smith, Casandra Johnson, Casandra Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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