U.S. first-name statistics

How common is Cassidy?

Cassidy was the #838 most frequent first name in the 2020 Census.

People with the first name Cassidy

55,593

About 1 in 5,962 Americans had this first name in the 2020 Census.

Measured, privacy-protected national Census count—not a total of historical baby-name records.

National rank

#838

More common than 98.4% of listed first names

Peak year

1999

3,449 SSA-recorded births

2025 births

609

#999 across first names

Census frequency

1 in 5,962

Across the 2020 U.S. population

Sex distribution

Reported in the 2020 Census first-name table.

5.2% male94.8% female

Demographic distribution

Aggregated race and Hispanic-origin reporting in the 2020 Census name table.

White, non-Hispanic79.1%
Black, non-Hispanic6.17%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.68%
Asian / Pacific Islander2.29%
Two or more races5.23%
Hispanic or Latino6.54%

Reading the result

Cassidy across two different records

The Census count answers “how many people had this name?” using a national snapshot of living residents in 2020. The SSA series answers “when was this name popular?” using Social Security card applications associated with births.

Cassidy reached its highest published annual SSA count in 1999, with 3,449 recorded births. In 2025, SSA recorded 609 babies with the name.

Names do not determine a person’s identity. Demographic percentages above describe national aggregates and should never be applied to an individual.

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