as a First Name
From Greek legend. Cassandra was a Trojan princess blessed with the gift of prophecy but cursed with the fate that nobody would ever believe her. She was brought back to Greece as a captive concubine by Agamemnon, but met her death at the hands of his jealous wife Clytemnestra. Although it was never generally popular, this name was in occasional use from the Middle Ages until the 18th century, and has recently been revived by parents looking to the pages of classical mythology for distinctive names.
| 452nd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Cassaundra, Cassandre, Cassondra, Cassandr, Cassandja, Cassondja, Cassundra, Cassandria, Cassendra, Cassandrea
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 101,686
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 160,997
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- Mississippi
- has the most people named Cassandra per capita
- 1990
- marked the height of its popularity
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29%
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41%
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26%
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