Meaning of the nameCassandra

Female
Greek origin
Cas-san-dra

Cassandra is a feminine name of Greek origin, from Kassándra, whose meaning is uncertain; it is also the name of a figure in Greek mythology.

Meaning

The meaning of Cassandra is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022): 4,509
Rank in Brazil: #2,946
Median age: 25 years
2010 Census: 4,529; people

Cassandra in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Cassandra, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (1,716 people).

4,490 women 0 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Cassandra is most common

States with the highest share of people named Cassandra in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Rio Grande do Sul 0.006%
Piauí 0.005%
Maranhão 0.005%
Paraíba 0.004%
Pernambuco 0.003%

All states

State	People	% of population
Rio Grande do Sul	638	0.006%
São Paulo	625	0.001%
Minas Gerais	351	0.002%
Bahia	343	0.002%
Maranhão	329	0.005%
Pernambuco	287	0.003%
Santa Catarina	232	0.003%
Rio de Janeiro	209	0.001%
Paraná	183	0.002%
Piauí	162	0.005%
Paraíba	159	0.004%
Pará	145	0.002%
Ceará	117	0.001%
Amazonas	110	0.003%
Goiás	94	0.001%
Distrito Federal	75	0.003%
Sergipe	74	0.003%
Rio Grande do Norte	68	0.002%
Alagoas	58	0.002%
Mato Grosso	56	0.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul	49	0.002%
Espírito Santo	45	0.001%
Tocantins	44	0.003%
Rondônia	21	0.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Cassandra

Wiktionary gives Cassandra as coming from Ancient Greek Κασσάνδρα (Kassándra), the feminine of Kássandros, and records Cassandro as the Portuguese masculine equivalent. The formation is considered unclear: the first element is possibly linked to a verb meaning 'to shine, to excel', and the second is very probably anḗr, 'man'. Behind the Name also says the origin is uncertain and mentions the Trojan princess Cassandra of Greek mythology. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 4,509 people named Cassandra, with a median age of 25, and most were born between 1970 and 2009.

It is the most common spelling in the group.

Other spellings of Cassandra

Spelling	People (2022)
Cassandra	4,509
Kassandra	2,038

Sources

Wiktionary: Cassandra · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Wiktionary: Κασσάνδρα · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Behind the Name: Cassandra · behindthename.com · origin

Questions about the name Cassandra

What does the name Cassandra mean?

The meaning of Cassandra is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Cassandra in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,509 people with the first name Cassandra, which ranks it number 2,946 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.

Is Cassandra a boy's or a girl's name?

Cassandra is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 4,490 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Cassandra?

Cassandra is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Cassandra most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.006% of the state's population is named Cassandra (638 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Cassandra?

Kassandra. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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