Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Cassi is a variant of Cassandra. An origin associated with Cassandra is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1959. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cassi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,361
- 0 boys · 2,361 girls
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 126 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #15,382 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −47%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 15,382 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 126 in 1982. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,375 as a first name in 2020; 125 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Cassi
- Cassi ThomsonAustralian-born American actress and singerborn 1993
- Cassi DavisAmerican actressborn 1964
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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