Cassia

“Cinnamon, from the cassia spice tree” — Latin cassia ("cinnamon"), via Ancient Greek and Hebrew qeṣi'ah origin

Girl's name · #2017 in the US (2025) · Trending

Cassia has appeared in US records since 1954 — best rank #2017 (2025) · 2,190 babies named Cassia all-time · 1 in 17,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 6,700 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 7,900 girls in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 17,000 girls in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 5 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Cassias

Cassia Sharpley — Namibian beauty pageant titleholder
Cassia Pike — Welsh association football player (born 2000)
Cassia O'Reilly — Irish singer-songwriter and music producer
Cassia Spohn — American criminologist

In stories & tradition

Cassia — Moment in Peking

What Cassias become

Among 19 notable people named Cassia:

No single standout — notable Cassias spread across many fields.

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