Fun Facts About the Name Kasius
- 37 babies named Kasius: U.S. records list 37 babies given the name Kasius from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Kasius Mean?
Kasius is a rare spelling of the Roman family name Cassius, a name of Latin origin whose meaning is not settled. Several explanations have been proposed, and none has been proven. One common suggestion connects it to Latin cassus, meaning "empty, hollow, or vain." Another links it to cassis, a word for a helmet or a hunting net. A third treats the name as Etruscan in origin, noting that early members of the Cassia clan carried Etruscan names and that many Roman family names were borrowed from that language. Because the derivations compete, the literal meaning of the name is best described as unknown.
The similar-looking Greek Kasios, an epithet of Zeus tied to Mount Casius, is a separate name and is not the source of Kasius.
Kasius Name History & Origins
Cassius was the name of a Roman clan, the gens Cassia, which produced magistrates and military commanders during the Republic. Its best-known member is Gaius Cassius Longinus, a senator who helped lead the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 B.C. The name lived on in European historical and literary writing: Cassius is a central character in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, and Dante places him with Brutus and Judas in the lowest circle of Hell in the Divine Comedy.
In classical Latin the letter c before a was pronounced as a hard k, and in German and northern European records that sound is normally written k. Spellings of Roman names with k therefore arise naturally in those traditions, and this is the most likely route by which the form Kasius came about. The name is also found as a family name in northern Europe. Whether every instance of Kasius descends from the Roman name or whether some arose independently as a surname is not documented in the material available here.
How Popular is the Name Kasius?
Kasius has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2023. Its best rank was #8,581 in 2023.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,345 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #13,220 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #8,581 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #11,593 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #11,444 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #13,162 | 5 | 0.0003% |
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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