Kasandra
- Pronunciation
- [Ka-san-dra]
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- Variant Of Greek Kassandra. Unheeded Prophetess.
- Origin
- Spanish
About the Name Kasandra
Kasandra is a Spanish-influenced spelling of Cassandra, the Greek Kassandra borne in myth by the Trojan princess granted the gift of prophecy but cursed never to be believed — the "unheeded prophetess" whose warnings of Troy's fall went tragically ignored. Swapping the opening C for a K gives the classical name a sleeker, more modern silhouette while preserving its dramatic mythological pedigree and its sense of intelligence and foresight.
That mix of ancient grandeur and updated styling gave the variant a short run on the American charts at the turn of the millennium. Kasandra first entered the US Social Security top-1000 in 2000, peaked the very next year in 2001 at #683, and left the rankings after 2005, where it stood at #949 following ranks of #905 and #832 in the years just before — a brief window typical of an alternate spelling tracking a popular parent name.
Pronounced Ka-san-dra, the name offers three stately, flowing syllables and the ready nicknames Kassie, Kassi, or Sandra. Its recorded variant is Casandra, the closely related single-s spelling, while the fuller Cassandra remains its classical parent form. For parents drawn to mythological names with a strong, sophisticated character, Kasandra offers all of Cassandra's storied depth in a crisper, contemporary package.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Kasandra
US Popularity History (2000–2005)
Annual US births named Kasandra by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2001 with 365 girls named Kasandra (girl rank #683 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2005, ranked #949 for girls (261 US births). That's 266 places below its 2001 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Variant Forms
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casandra | Unheeded Prophetess. In Homer's The Iliad Cassandra's Prediction Of The Fall Of Troy Was Unheeded. | Female | Spanish |
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