Kassandra

“Variant of Cassandra — Shining upon men (Greek etymology, uncertain)” — Ancient Greek Κασσάνδρα, origin uncertain

Girl's name · #1177 in the US (2025) · 90s

Kassandra's best rank, #120, came in 1993; it has stepped well back to #1177 today. Roughly 34,000 girls have been named Kassandra since 1945. Kassie is a short form of Kassandra. Together with its spelling variant Cassandra (#631), Kassandra would rank around #466 with about 660 births last year — the newborns split about 70/30 between Cassandra and Kassandra.

Around the world: about 1 in 5,300 girls in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 8,900 girls in Austria (2025) · about 1 in 12,000 girls in Sweden (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 13 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Kassandras

Kassandra Missipo — Belgian footballer
Kassandra Frederique — American drug policy advocate (born 1986)
Kassandra Clementi — Australian actress (b. 1990)
Kassandra Jappont — Congolese handball player
Kassandra "Kass" McQuillen — American reality television participant

In stories & tradition

Kassandra — Assassin's Creed

What Kassandras become

Among 27 notable people named Kassandra:

No single standout — notable Kassandras spread across many fields.

Similar names: Cassandra · Asia · Kasey · Alessandra · Diamond · Caitlin

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