Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Cassius

Gender

Male

Origin

Latin
Box
Vain; a name recognized worldwide as belonging to the great boxer Cassius Clay, now known as Muhammad Ali

Syllables

3

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Cassius

Pronunciation

c(as)-sius

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #485, 607 births); most recent 2025 (rank #582, 504 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #12237, 7 births); most recent 2023 (rank #15178, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025504–
2024516–
20235085
20225417
20216075
20206025
2019554–
2018460–
20174667
2016449–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #263, 174 births); most recent 2025 (rank #319, 140 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025140
2024160
2023174
2022169
2021167
2020147
2019166
2018138
2017108
2016126

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #2430, 10 births); most recent 2023 (rank #3272, 6 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
20236
20224
20214
20205
20197
20188
20178
20164
20154
201410

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #516, 5 births); most recent 2024 (rank #727, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
2025–
20243
20234
20224
2021–
20203
20193
20185
20175
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #433, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
20213
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #256, 16 births); most recent 2022 (rank #627, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
2023–
20225
202111
20207
201916
20189
201711
20166
2015–
20149

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence