Given name & surname
Cassian
“one who is empty; hollow; vain”
Cassian is a variant of Cassius. One Latin interpretation is “one who is empty; hollow; vain.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Cassian is a variant of Cassius. One Latin interpretation is “one who is empty; hollow; vain.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Cassian is a variant of Cassius. An origin associated with Cassius is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1997. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cassian through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,907
- 2,893 boys · 14 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 633 babies
- 2025
- 633
- #479 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +247%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 633 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 479 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 248.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (123). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 658 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.
Cassian’s family of names
Cassian has a feminine form in Cassia. Cassian has a related form in Cassius. In English usage, Cassian has a conventional equivalent in the French form Cassien.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Cassian
- Cassian of ImolaBishop of Brescia240–303
- Cassian of TangierMoroccan Catholic saint300–298
- Cassian BiltonBritish actorborn 1996
Characters named Cassian: Cassian Andor (Star Wars).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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