NameTides

Cass

Cass was the #5,045 boys' name in the US in 2025 (19 babies), and #1,035 in England & Wales.

Cass as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Cass as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Cass as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#5,045 (19)#1,035 (29)———
2024#5,241 (18)#1,758 (14)#727 (3)#785 (3)—
2023#5,666 (16)#1,207 (23)———
2022#4,442 (23)#1,469 (17)—#779 (3)—
2021#3,362 (34)#1,117 (25)#477 (6)——
2020#4,141 (24)#1,492 (16)———
2019#4,230 (24)#1,439 (17)———
2018#4,739 (20)#1,683 (14)———
2017#3,781 (28)#3,040 (6)———
2016#3,681 (29)#1,704 (14)———
2015#4,711 (20)#2,483 (8)———
2014#4,263 (23)#2,964 (6)———
2013#7,026 (11)————
2012#6,626 (12)#2,458 (8)———
2011#4,110 (24)#2,039 (10)———

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1881 at #706.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1881.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.
  • In 2017, 15% of US babies named Cass were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 91,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 91,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 9,300uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Cass is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 130,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 80,000 to 1 in 200,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Cass by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,998CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Cass (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
CassCanadaBoys—too few
CassEngland & WalesBoys#1,03529
CassIrelandBoys—too few
CassNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
CassScotlandBoys—too few
CassUSGirls—too few
CassUSBoys#5,04519