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Girl · Greek, through English
Cassie Say it: KASS-ee
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Meaning A pet form of Cassandra, a Greek name of uncertain meaning, or of Catherine.
Uncertain several explanations, none settled.
Used as a formal name in the US mainly from the 1970s to the 1990s.
Its wave through time A fashion of the 1980s
In the United States 0 0.5 1 1.5 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Peak 1982 per 1,000 babies of that sex 46,092 babies given this name since 1880 At its height in 1982, about 1 in 772 girls 180 babies in 2020 The family of the name Other spellings: Cassi, Kassie
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