Fun Facts About the Name Cass
- More than 1 thousand babies named Cass: U.S. records list 1,993 babies given the name Cass from 1880 through 2025. Even 133 girls received the name Cass - about 1 girl for every 14 boys.
What Does the Name Cass Mean?
Cass is an English short form rather than a name with one independent etymology. Its meaning comes from the longer name it shortens. As a feminine name, it usually stands for Cassandra, from Greek Κασσάνδρα (Kassandra). That name is often interpreted as a compound of kekasmai, meaning to shine or excel, and anēr, meaning man, so a traditional sense is shining among men or she who excels men; the derivation is not certain. As a masculine name, Cass commonly shortens Cassius, a Roman family name in Latin. Cassius is sometimes connected with Latin cassus, meaning empty, hollow, or vain, giving the sense empty or vain, but this etymology is also uncertain.
Cass Name History & Origins
The name Cass belongs to English nickname-style naming, where a longer given name is shortened to one syllable. The feminine parent, Cassandra, comes from Greek myth: Cassandra was a Trojan princess granted prophecy by Apollo, then cursed so her warnings were not believed. Her name passed into Latin as Cassandra and then into English through classical literature. The masculine parent, Cassius, is an old Roman family name; the best-known ancient bearer was Gaius Cassius Longinus, a senator and one of Julius Caesar's assassins in 44 BC. In English literature, Cassius appears in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar (1599), a use that kept the longer name familiar but did not create it. Cass is also an English surname, and the given name can reflect that surname use as well as the short forms. In current English, Cass is used for both men and women, usually as a short form of Cassandra or Cassius.
How Popular is the Name Cass?
Cass recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1989. Its best rank was #719 in 1881.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | #16,359 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #16,227 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #13,781 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #13,490 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #11,634 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #11,557 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #6,286 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1981 | #9,282 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1979 | #10,418 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1977 | #7,660 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1976 | #9,490 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1973 | #7,550 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1972 | #8,448 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1970 | #5,880 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1969 | #6,727 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1968 | #5,699 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1967 | #6,922 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1958 | #4,961 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1957 | #6,191 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1956 | #6,078 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1954 | #4,328 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1949 | #4,291 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,068 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2024 | #5,259 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2023 | #5,695 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2022 | #4,454 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2021 | #3,368 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 2020 | #4,162 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2019 | #4,247 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2018 | #4,770 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2017 | #3,788 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 2016 | #3,701 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2015 | #4,742 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2014 | #4,282 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2013 | #7,110 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #6,686 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #4,126 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2010 | #3,546 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 2009 | #4,181 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 2008 | #4,740 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2007 | #4,835 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 2006 | #5,829 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2005 | #5,072 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2004 | #5,046 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2003 | #6,803 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #5,444 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2001 | #5,425 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2000 | #4,425 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1999 | #5,075 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1998 | #4,444 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1997 | #3,905 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1996 | #4,207 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1995 | #4,309 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1994 | #4,325 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1993 | #4,256 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1992 | #3,349 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1991 | #2,148 | 34 | 0.0017% |
| 1990 | #2,378 | 29 | 0.0014% |
| 1989 | #1,771 | 43 | 0.0021% |
| 1988 | #2,313 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1987 | #2,063 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1986 | #1,928 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 1985 | #2,305 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1984 | #2,242 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1983 | #1,868 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1982 | #3,725 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1981 | #3,244 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1980 | #3,118 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1979 | #2,391 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1978 | #2,810 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1977 | #2,377 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 1976 | #2,433 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1975 | #2,377 | 18 | 0.0012% |
| 1974 | #3,357 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1973 | #2,417 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1972 | #1,875 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 1971 | #1,530 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 1970 | #1,709 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1969 | #1,646 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1968 | #2,462 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1967 | #1,916 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1966 | #1,656 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1965 | #2,098 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1964 | #1,740 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1963 | #1,908 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1962 | #1,716 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 1961 | #1,523 | 28 | 0.0013% |
| 1960 | #1,211 | 42 | 0.0020% |
| 1959 | #1,630 | 24 | 0.0011% |
| 1958 | #1,848 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1957 | #2,106 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1956 | #2,517 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1955 | #2,322 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1954 | #1,672 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 1953 | #1,639 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 1952 | #1,812 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1951 | #1,917 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1950 | #2,231 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1949 | #1,829 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1948 | #2,044 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1947 | #3,798 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1946 | #1,771 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1945 | #3,034 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1944 | #2,902 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1943 | #2,761 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1942 | #2,554 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1940 | #3,181 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1939 | #2,871 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1938 | #3,596 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1935 | #3,002 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1933 | #3,723 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1932 | #3,854 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1931 | #2,688 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1930 | #4,082 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1928 | #4,246 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1927 | #3,839 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1926 | #2,318 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1925 | #3,189 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1924 | #3,056 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1923 | #2,468 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1922 | #2,836 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1921 | #2,514 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1920 | #3,892 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1919 | #3,452 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1918 | #2,572 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1917 | #2,306 | 12 | 0.0013% |
| 1916 | #1,972 | 15 | 0.0017% |
| 1915 | #2,331 | 11 | 0.0013% |
| 1914 | #3,332 | 5 | 0.0008% |
| 1913 | #2,891 | 5 | 0.0010% |
| 1912 | #2,080 | 7 | 0.0016% |
| 1910 | #1,447 | 6 | 0.0031% |
| 1906 | #1,273 | 5 | 0.0038% |
| 1904 | #982 | 7 | 0.0055% |
| 1900 | #1,347 | 5 | 0.0033% |
| 1897 | #962 | 6 | 0.0053% |
| 1884 | #871 | 6 | 0.0052% |
| 1881 | #719 | 7 | 0.0069% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Cass Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are cheerful and friendly, but are apt to have an emotional life. You like to have several lines of effort going at once. You are a good talker and promoter and seldom worry over anything. At times, you can be impatient, and impulsive. You have the ability to bring an idea to completion. You can express yourself joyously and constructively. You might be psychic, but not know it. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You find the best contentment in life when you own your own home and provide well for your family and loved ones. You have a great sense of responsibility and duty. You are comforting, appreciative and affectionate. Your obligation in life is to hold justice and truth, and if you follow the Law, you can find the great happiness and satisfaction.
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