Given name & surname · also Greek
Cassia
“one who is empty; hollow; vain”
Cassia is a feminine form of Cassius. One Latin interpretation is “one who is empty; hollow; vain.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Cassia is a feminine form of Cassius. One Latin interpretation is “one who is empty; hollow; vain.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Greek and Latin naming traditions.
How it developed
Cassia is a feminine form of Cassius. Cassia is a feminine form of Cassian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1954. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cassia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,190
- 0 boys · 2,190 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 94 babies
- 2025
- 94
- #2,022 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +24%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 94 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,022 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 24.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (16). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,930 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Cassia’s family of names
Cassia is a feminine form of Cassius. Cassia has a related form in Cassea. Cassia is a feminine form of Cassian.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Cassia
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Appears in
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