Boy · Latin
Cassius
Say it: KASH-us
Meaning
Roman family name of unknown origin.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
A Roman family name used occasionally as a given name in 19th-century America and again today.
Its wave through time
Rising now
In the United States
- 7,057 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 2020, about 1 in 2,900 boys
- 601 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Italian | Cassio |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Casio |
Famous bearers
- Gaius Cassius Longinus, one of Caesar's assassins
- Cassius Marcellus Clay, American abolitionist
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Where this comes from
- Roman literature and history (Livy, Cicero, Tacitus and others)
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.