# Cassian (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/cassian/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Latin |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkæsi.ən/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 2,907 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 2,893 / 14 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 968, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Latin Cassianus, derivative of Cassius. Name of early saints.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 16,365 |
| 2023 | 9 | 10,484 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 11 | 7,087 |
| 2012 | 22 | 4,416 |
| 2013 | 13 | 6,305 |
| 2014 | 19 | 4,908 |
| 2015 | 19 | 4,915 |
| 2016 | 19 | 4,979 |
| 2017 | 128 | 1,379 |
| 2018 | 136 | 1,328 |
| 2019 | 132 | 1,355 |
| 2020 | 196 | 1,036 |
| 2021 | 230 | 969 |
| 2022 | 244 | 938 |
| 2023 | 557 | 529 |
| 2024 | 464 | 617 |
| 2025 | 633 | 479 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 22 | 1,158 |
| 2012 | 19 | 1,313 |
| 2013 | 19 | 1,294 |
| 2014 | 15 | 1,560 |
| 2015 | 17 | 1,442 |
| 2016 | 17 | 1,498 |
| 2017 | 38 | 833 |
| 2018 | 38 | 821 |
| 2019 | 45 | 731 |
| 2020 | 72 | 524 |
| 2021 | 74 | 526 |
| 2022 | 76 | 515 |
| 2023 | 136 | 323 |
| 2024 | 118 | 367 |
| 2025 | 158 | 287 |

## People named Cassian

- Cassian of Imola, Bishop of Brescia

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.