Given name
Cassander
“a brother of heroes”
Cassander is used as a given name. One Spanish interpretation is “a brother of heroes.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Spanish interpretation is “a brother of heroes.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Spanish.
How it developed
In English usage, Cassander developed from Κάσσανδρος.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1966. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cassander through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 30
- 6 boys · 24 girls
- Most popular year
- 1976
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Cassander’s family of names
In English usage, Cassander developed from the Ancient Greek form Κάσσανδρος. In English usage, Cassander has a conventional equivalent in the French form CASSANDRE. Cassander has a related form in Casander.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Cassander has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Spanish roots to each of them.
5 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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