Cassandra
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Ancient Greek. From Ancient Greek Κασσάνδρα (Kassándra).
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Cassandra (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Cassandra has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2000. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
Show the figures
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 84 |
| 1999 | 88 |
| 2000 | 90 |
| 2001 | 74 |
| 2002 | 73 |
| 2003 | 81 |
| 2004 | 87 |
| 2005 | 64 |
| 2006 | 73 |
| 2007 | 69 |
| 2008 | 64 |
| 2009 | 46 |
| 2010 | 63 |
| 2011 | 48 |
| 2012 | 41 |
| 2013 | 45 |
| 2014 | 28 |
| 2015 | 31 |
| 2016 | 30 |
| 2017 | 25 |
| 2018 | 23 |
| 2019 | 24 |
| 2020 | 20 |
| 2021 | 11 |
| 2022 | 17 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,079 |
| 2000 | 1,166 |
| 2001 | 1,245 |
| 2002 | 1,323 |
| 2003 | 1,414 |
| 2004 | 1,496 |
| 2005 | 1,567 |
| 2006 | 1,628 |
| 2007 | 1,706 |
| 2008 | 1,788 |
| 2009 | 1,841 |
| 2010 | 1,905 |
| 2011 | 1,957 |
| 2012 | 2,004 |
| 2013 | 2,047 |
| 2014 | 2,075 |
| 2015 | 2,113 |
| 2016 | 2,142 |
| 2017 | 2,170 |
| 2018 | 2,191 |
| 2019 | 2,216 |
| 2020 | 2,240 |
Cassandra in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Cassandra.Hi! My name is Cassandra.
- Cassandra bor i Göteborg och pluggar till sjuksköterska.Cassandra lives in Gothenburg and is training to be a nurse.
- Jag ska fika med Cassandra i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Cassandra this afternoon.
- Cassandras mamma är lärare.Cassandra's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Cassandras mamma is Cassandra's mum.
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Questions about Cassandra
How do you pronounce Cassandra in Swedish?
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What does the name Cassandra mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Ancient Greek. From Ancient Greek Κασσάνδρα (Kassándra).
How popular is Cassandra in Sweden?
17 babies were named Cassandra in 2022. In 2020, 2,240 people in Sweden had Cassandra as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2000 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.