Cassandra
Cassandra is a female given name: 100% of people named Cassandra are women, and it is recorded as female in 7 of the 7 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 0% male / 100% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, France, Belgium
- US births since 1880
- 377 male / 167,254 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Cassandra
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Cassandra," in English, "Guten Tag Cassandra," in German. Cassandra is a female given name: about 100% of people named Cassandra are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Cassandra,
German
Guten Tag Cassandra,
French
Bonjour Cassandra,
Spanish
Estimado/a Cassandra:
Chinese
Cassandra您好：
Japanese
Cassandra様
English
Hi Cassandra,
German
Hi Cassandra,
French
Salut Cassandra,
Spanish
Hola Cassandra,
Chinese
Cassandra你好：
Japanese
Cassandraさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | woman's name | 0% |
| France | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Great Britain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Ireland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Italy | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
377 male · 167,254 female · 167,631 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Cassandra a male or female name?
Cassandra is a female given name: 100% of people named Cassandra are women, and it is recorded as female in 7 of the 7 countries covered.
How do I address Cassandra in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Cassandra," in English, "Guten Tag Cassandra," in German. Cassandra is a female given name: about 100% of people named Cassandra are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Cassandra a unisex name?
Cassandra is not a unisex name: 0% of people named Cassandra are men. Cassandra leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Cassandra a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/cassandra (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_cassandra,
title = {Is Cassandra a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/cassandra},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}