Given name
Kasandra
“an unheeded prophetess”
Kasandra is a variant of Kassandra. In English use, Kassandra carries the interpretation “an unheeded prophetess.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kasandra is a variant of Kassandra. In English use, Kassandra carries the interpretation “an unheeded prophetess.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kasandra connects to the Cassandra name family through Kassandra. 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 1943. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kasandra through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 9,468
- 0 boys · 9,468 girls
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 391 babies
- 2025
- 23
- #5,479 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −27%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 23 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,479 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 26.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 391 in 1993. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 7,512 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.
Kasandra’s family of names
Kasandra has a related form in Kassandra. In Polish usage, Kasandra has a conventional equivalent in the German form Kassandra. In Czech usage, Kasandra has a conventional equivalent in the French form CASSANDRE.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
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 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Kasandra
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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