Given name
Kassandra
“an unheeded prophetess”
In English use, Kassandra carries the interpretation “an unheeded prophetess.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Kassandra carries the interpretation “an unheeded prophetess.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
Kassandra is used as a form of Cassandra.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1945. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kassandra through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 33,528
- 16 boys · 33,512 girls
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 2,742 babies
- 2025
- 197
- #1,177 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −28%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 197 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,177 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 28.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 2,731 in 1993. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (50). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 26,111 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.
Kassandra’s family of names
In English usage, Kassandra has a diminutive in Kassie. In English usage, Kassandra developed from the Ancient Greek form Κασσάνδρα. In Portuguese usage, Kassandra has a related form in Cassandra.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Kassandra has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its English roots to each of them.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Cassandravariant · Portuguese, German
- Kassiediminutive · English
- Kassiavariant
- Kasandravariant · Polish
- Kassivariant
- Kassdiminutive · English
- Kassyvariant
- Kassondravariant
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Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Kassandra
- Kassandra MissipoBelgian footballerborn 1998
- Kassandra FrederiqueAmerican drug policy advocate (born 1986)born 1985
- Kassandra ClementiAustralian actress (b. 1990)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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