Casandra
- Pronunciation
- [Ca-san-dra]
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- Unheeded Prophetess. In Homer's The Iliad Cassandra's Prediction Of The Fall Of Troy Was Unheeded.
- Origin
- Spanish
About the Name Casandra
Casandra is a streamlined spelling of Cassandra, a name with deep roots in Greek myth. In Homer's Iliad, Cassandra was the Trojan princess gifted with prophecy but cursed never to be believed — her true warning of Troy's fall went tragically unheeded. The name thus carries an air of beauty, foresight, and eloquent tragedy that few others can match, a depth that has kept it resonant for thousands of years. It is a name layered with myth, music, and a faint shadow of grandeur.
For parents, the appeal lies in that classical richness paired with a soft, romantic sound. The single-s spelling, common in Spanish-speaking communities, gives the name a slightly sleeker, more streamlined look on the page while preserving its mythic resonance and its graceful three-syllable flow. It feels at once timeless and warmly approachable, a name with a story to tell. It is a name with genuine literary weight, beautiful and quietly memorable.
Casandra first entered the US Social Security top-1000 for girls in 2000 and reached its peak in 2001 at rank #717. It last appeared in the top-1000 in 2004, at rank #998, with roughly 1,545 girls given this spelling across that span — a brief run as an elegant alternative to the more common Cassandra. The variant Kasandra is also recorded.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Casandra
US Popularity History (2000–2004)
Annual US births named Casandra by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2001 with 342 girls named Casandra (girl rank #717 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2004, ranked #998 for girls (236 US births). That's 281 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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Where in the US Is Casandra Most Popular?
Average girl-name rank within each state across 2000–2009 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Casandra the strongest states are Nevada, Arizona, Wisconsin.
Strongest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nevada | #450 | 26 |
| 2 | Arizona | #568 | 97 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | #601 | 20 |
| 4 | California | #629 | 525 |
| 5 | Texas | #646 | 257 |
| 6 | Colorado | #667 | 47 |
| 7 | Massachusetts | #700 | 19 |
| 8 | Washington | #713 | 30 |
| 9 | Florida | #747 | 68 |
| 10 | New Jersey | #768 | 35 |
Weakest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indiana | #877 | 17 |
| 2 | Georgia | #867 | 28 |
| 3 | Ohio | #812 | 30 |
| 4 | Illinois | #780 | 103 |
| 5 | New Jersey | #768 | 35 |
| 6 | Florida | #747 | 68 |
| 7 | Washington | #713 | 30 |
| 8 | Massachusetts | #700 | 19 |
| 9 | Colorado | #667 | 47 |
| 10 | Texas | #646 | 257 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2000–2009. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Casandra in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kasandra | Variant Of Greek Kassandra. Unheeded Prophetess. | Female | Spanish |
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Compare Casandra to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Casandra against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).