Cassius Name Meaning

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By Helen Doanna

Lastest Updated July 9, 2024
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A Deep Dive

Cassius Overview

Meaning

Hollow, empty, vain

Gender

Boy

Origin

Latin

Etymology

Cassius is derived from the Latin word “cassus,” which means “empty” or “vain.”

Pronunciation

/ˈkæʃ.əs/

Popularity

Globally, Cassius is gaining recognition, especially in English-speaking countries and parts of Europe. In the USA, Cassius ranked #576 for boys in 2023.

Syllable

2 syllables

Length

7 letters

Numerology

1 (Pioneering, Independent, Leading)

Name Styles

Traditional, Unique, Mythological

Associated Traits

Strong, intelligent, ambitious, resilient

Name Day

July 23rd
A Deep Dive

Cassius Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Cassian, Cassio, Cass, Casius, Cassyon, Casseus, Casi, Cassiel, Casian.

Common Nicknames

Cash, Cass, Caz, Cas, CJ, Casey, Cassy, C, Sias, Casha

Diminutives

Cassie, Cas, Cass, Cashy, Cazzy, Casi, Cassi, Sias, Cassy, Cassia

Famous People

  • Cassius Clay
    (American Boxer)
  • Cassius Dio
    (Roman Historian)
  • Cassius Marcellus Clay
    (American Abolitionist)
  • Cassius Stanley
    (American Basketball Player)
  • Cassius Winston
    (American Basketball Player)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

  • Cassius Green
    ("Sorry to Bother You," Film)
  • "Cassius"
    (Song by Foals)
  • Cassius
    ("The Tragedy of Julius Caesar," Play)
  • Cassius Bright
    ("The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky," Video Game)
  • Cassius
    ("Rome," TV Series)

What Is the Meaning of Cassius?

Cassius means “hollow,” “vain,” or “empty,” suggesting a depth and introspective nature.

What Is the Origin of The Name Cassius?

The name Cassius has its roots in Latin, derived from the Roman family name Cassius.

Cassius Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Cassius in the U.S. over the Years

United States flagUnited States#4852021#5482022#5762023
Top 3 Rankings#4251880#4852021#4892020

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Cassius

YearName RankingNumber of BirthsBirth Rate (%)
2023576
(-28 from 2022)
506
(-34 from 2022)
0.02763
2022548
(-63 from 2021)
540
(-67 from 2021)
0.02883
2021485
(+4 from 2020)
607
(+6 from 2020)
0.03240
2020489
(+25 from 2019)
601
(+48 from 2019)
0.03249
2019514
(+82 from 2018)
553
(+94 from 2018)
0.02878
2018596
(-14 from 2017)
459
(-7 from 2017)
0.02361
2017582
(+18 from 2016)
466
(+17 from 2016)
0.02355
2016600
(+43 from 2015)
449
(+43 from 2015)
0.02217
2015643
(+61 from 2014)
406
(+60 from 2014)
0.01986
2014704
(+53 from 2013)
346
(+46 from 2013)
0.01688
2013757
(+176 from 2012)
300
(+82 from 2012)
0.01485
2012933
(-60 from 2011)
218
(-22 from 2011)
0.01074
2011873
(+131 from 2010)
240
(+45 from 2010)
0.01181
20101004
(-13 from 2009)
195
(-4 from 2009)
0.00949
2009991
(-45 from 2008)
199
(-14 from 2008)
0.00938
2008946
(+166 from 2007)
213
(+49 from 2007)
0.00977
20071112
(-54 from 2006)
164
(-5 from 2006)
0.00740
20061058
(+383 from 2005)
169
(+67 from 2005)
0.00771
20051441
(+15 from 2004)
102
(+7 from 2004)
0.00479
20041456
(+135 from 2003)
95
(+16 from 2003)
0.00450
20031591
(-108 from 2002)
79
(-6 from 2002)
0.00376
20021483
(+388 from 2001)
85
(+26 from 2001)
0.00411
20011871
(-72 from 2000)
59
(-1 from 2000)
0.00285
20001799
(+224 from 1999)
60
(+13 from 1999)
0.00287
19992023
(-152 from 1998)
47
(-5 from 1998)
0.00231
19981871
(+120 from 1997)
52
(+7 from 1997)
0.00256
19971991
(+56 from 1996)
45
(+3 from 1996)
0.00225
19962047
(+252 from 1995)
42
(+8 from 1995)
0.00210
19952299
(+466 from 1994)
34
(+8 from 1994)
0.00169
19942765
(-832 from 1993)
26
(-16 from 1993)
0.00128
19931933
(-91 from 1992)
42
(-2 from 1992)
0.00203
19921842
(-74 from 1991)
44
(-1 from 1991)
0.00210
19911768
(+70 from 1990)
45
(+3 from 1990)
0.00212
19901838
(+707 from 1989)
42
(+17 from 1989)
0.00195
19892545
(-290 from 1988)
25
(-2 from 1988)
0.00119
19882255
(+146 from 1987)
27
(+4 from 1987)
0.00135
19872401
(-304 from 1986)
23
(-4 from 1986)
0.00118
19862097
(+845 from 1985)
27
(+11 from 1985)
0.00141
19852942
(-783 from 1984)
16
(-8 from 1984)
0.00083
19842159
(+333 from 1983)
24
(+5 from 1983)
0.00128
19832492
(+217 from 1982)
19
(+2 from 1982)
0.00102
19822709
(-438 from 1981)
17
(-5 from 1981)
0.00090
19812271
(+1344 from 1980)
22
(+11 from 1980)
0.00118
19803615
(-839 from 1979)
11
(-5 from 1979)
0.00059
19792776
(-303 from 1978)
16
(-2 from 1978)
0.00089
19782473
(+563 from 1977)
18
(+5 from 1977)
0.00105
19773036
(-791 from 1976)
13
(-7 from 1976)
0.00076
19762245
(+1000 from 1975)
20
(+9 from 1975)
0.00123
19753245
(-887 from 1974)
11
(-6 from 1974)
0.00068
19742358
(+499 from 1973)
17
(+5 from 1973)
0.00104
19732857
(-778 from 1972)
12
(-7 from 1972)
0.00074
19722079
(-663 from 1971)
19
(-17 from 1971)
0.00113
19711416
(+242 from 1970)
36
(+9 from 1970)
0.00198
19701658
(+111 from 1969)
27
(+5 from 1969)
0.00142
19691769
(+67 from 1968)
22
(+3 from 1968)
0.00120
19681836
(-703 from 1967)
19
(-24 from 1967)
0.00107
19671133
(+83 from 1966)
43
(+5 from 1966)
0.00242
19661216
(-54 from 1965)
38
(-4 from 1965)
0.00209
19651162
(-302 from 1964)
42
(-36 from 1964)
0.00222
1964860
(+653 from 1963)
78
(+51 from 1963)
0.00385
19631513
(+606 from 1962)
27
(+12 from 1962)
0.00131
19622119
(-121 from 1961)
15
(-2 from 1961)
0.00071
19611998
(+1081 from 1960)
17
(+9 from 1960)
0.00079
19603079
(-262 from 1959)
8
(-1 from 1959)
0.00037
19592817
(+717 from 1956)
9
(+3 from 1956)
0.00042
19580
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19570
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19563534
(-570 from 1955)
6
(-2 from 1955)
0.00028
19552964
(+750 from 1951)
8
(+3 from 1951)
0.00038
19540
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19530
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19520
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19513714
(-385 from 1950)
5
(-1 from 1950)
0.00026
19503329
(-1214 from 1948)
6
(-7 from 1948)
0.00033
19490
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19482115
(+1409 from 1946)
13
(+8 from 1946)
0.00073
19470
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19463524
(-1057 from 1944)
5
(-4 from 1944)
0.00030
19450
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19442467
(-62 from 1943)
9
(-1 from 1943)
0.00065
19432405
(+535 from 1942)
10
(+3 from 1942)
0.00069
19422940
(-68 from 1941)
7
No change from 1941
0.00050
19412872
(-201 from 1940)
7
(-1 from 1940)
0.00056
19402671
(+442 from 1939)
8
(+2 from 1939)
0.00067
19393113
(+421 from 1938)
6
(+1 from 1938)
0.00053
19383534
(-282 from 1935)
5
(-1 from 1935)
0.00044
19370
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19360
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19353252
(+524 from 1932)
6
(+1 from 1932)
0.00056
19340
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19330
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19323776
(-1675 from 1931)
5
(-8 from 1931)
0.00047
19312101
(+192 from 1930)
13
(+1 from 1930)
0.00122
19302293
(+296 from 1929)
12
(+2 from 1929)
0.00106
19292589
(+70 from 1928)
10
No change from 1928
0.00090
19282659
(+492 from 1927)
10
(+2 from 1927)
0.00088
19273151
(-849 from 1926)
8
(-5 from 1926)
0.00069
19262302
(+453 from 1925)
13
(+3 from 1925)
0.00113
19252755
(+268 from 1924)
10
(+1 from 1924)
0.00087
19243023
(-1003 from 1923)
9
(-7 from 1923)
0.00077
19232020
(+781 from 1922)
16
(+6 from 1922)
0.00141
19222801
(+3 from 1921)
10
No change from 1921
0.00089
19212804
(-752 from 1920)
10
(-6 from 1920)
0.00088
19202052
(+1063 from 1919)
16
(+8 from 1919)
0.00145
19193115
(-1117 from 1918)
8
(-8 from 1918)
0.00079
19181998
(-183 from 1917)
16
(-1 from 1917)
0.00153
19171815
(-169 from 1916)
17
(-2 from 1916)
0.00177
19161646
(+812 from 1915)
19
(+9 from 1915)
0.00206
19152458
(-187 from 1914)
10
(+1 from 1914)
0.00114
19142271
(-595 from 1913)
9
(-2 from 1913)
0.00132
19131676
(-87 from 1910)
11
(+6 from 1910)
0.00205
19120
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19110
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19101589
(-216 from 1908)
5
No change from 1908
0.00240
19090
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19081373
(-395 from 1895)
5
(-1 from 1895)
0.00301
19070
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19060
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19050
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19040
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19030
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19020
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19010
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19000
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18990
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18980
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18970
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18960
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
1895978
(-210 from 1893)
6
(-2 from 1893)
0.00474
18940
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
1893768
(+24 from 1892)
8
No change from 1892
0.00661
1892792
(+49 from 1891)
8
(+2 from 1891)
0.00609
1891841
(-27 from 1890)
6
(-1 from 1890)
0.00549
1890814
(+64 from 1889)
7
(+1 from 1889)
0.00585
1889878
(-230 from 1888)
6
(-4 from 1888)
0.00504
1888648
(+273 from 1887)
10
(+5 from 1887)
0.00770
1887921
(-156 from 1885)
5
(-2 from 1885)
0.00457
18860
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
1885765
(+83 from 1884)
7
(+1 from 1884)
0.00604
1884848
(-251 from 1883)
6
(-4 from 1883)
0.00489
1883597
(-57 from 1882)
10
(-2 from 1882)
0.00889
1882540
(+55 from 1881)
12
(+3 from 1881)
0.00983
1881595
(-170 from 1880)
9
(-8 from 1880)
0.00831
1880425
First SSA data recorded
17
First SSA data recorded
0.01436

American States Popularity Rankings for Cassius

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

California (CA)

California (CA) flagCalifornia (CA)#4442021#5042022#5692023

Texas (TX)

Texas (TX) flagTexas (TX)#6002021#6462022#7082023

New York (NY)

New York (NY) flagNew York (NY)#4812021#5962022#6112023

Washington (WA)

Washington (WA) flagWashington (WA)#3022021#3552022#3622023

Florida (FL)

Florida (FL) flagFlorida (FL)#8062021#4752022#9492023

Ohio (OH)

Ohio (OH) flagOhio (OH)#4252021#4032022#5552023

Pennsylvania (PA)

Pennsylvania (PA) flagPennsylvania (PA)#5122021#6012022#5892023

Michigan (MI)

Michigan (MI) flagMichigan (MI)#4052021#3192022#4712023

Illinois (IL)

Illinois (IL) flagIllinois (IL)#7342021#8242022#5652023

Colorado (CO)

Colorado (CO) flagColorado (CO)#2432021#4092022#3182023

Georgia (GA)

Georgia (GA) flagGeorgia (GA)#5572021#5242022#6732023

North Carolina (NC)

North Carolina (NC) flagNorth Carolina (NC)#4592021#5462022#5382023

Arizona (AZ)

Arizona (AZ) flagArizona (AZ)#4392021#5072022#4902023

Indiana (IN)

Indiana (IN) flagIndiana (IN)#4382021#5622022#5402023

Virginia (VA)

Virginia (VA) flagVirginia (VA)#4762021#4882022#4942023

Oregon (OR)

Oregon (OR) flagOregon (OR)#4172021#6162022#4472023

Tennessee (TN)

Tennessee (TN) flagTennessee (TN)#3902021#5752022#4652023

Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota (MN) flagMinnesota (MN)#5542021#5262022#5542023

Kentucky (KY)

Kentucky (KY) flagKentucky (KY)#4202021#5422022#6062023

Massachusetts (MA)

Massachusetts (MA) flagMassachusetts (MA)#4142021#4432022#3572023

Missouri (MO)

Missouri (MO) flagMissouri (MO)#6372021#7892022#4992023

New Jersey (NJ)

New Jersey (NJ) flagNew Jersey (NJ)#4892021#5732022#7612023

Wisconsin (WI)

Wisconsin (WI) flagWisconsin (WI)#8002021#4332022#5742023

Maryland (MD)

Maryland (MD) flagMaryland (MD)#5352021#5022022#4462023

Utah (UT)

Utah (UT) flagUtah (UT)#5562020#6892021#3532023

Oklahoma (OK)

Oklahoma (OK) flagOklahoma (OK)#3662019#5132021#5492022

Louisiana (LA)

Louisiana (LA) flagLouisiana (LA)#5302020#8372022#5832023

Kansas (KS)

Kansas (KS) flagKansas (KS)#5832021#5842022#3052023

Nevada (NV)

Nevada (NV) flagNevada (NV)#4532020#5172021#4402022

New Mexico (NM)

New Mexico (NM) flagNew Mexico (NM)#3412020#3772021#2382023

South Carolina (SC)

South Carolina (SC) flagSouth Carolina (SC)#5442018#7132020#3592021

Connecticut (CT)

Connecticut (CT) flagConnecticut (CT)#4662020#3322022#5042023

Iowa (IA)

Iowa (IA) flagIowa (IA)#4502020#3602021#4292022

Alabama (AL)

Alabama (AL) flagAlabama (AL)#5502020#5582021#6332023

Arkansas (AR)

Arkansas (AR) flagArkansas (AR)#4382019#5572020#3622023

Hawaii (HI)

Hawaii (HI) flagHawaii (HI)#2922016#2482018#2002020

Nebraska (NE)

Nebraska (NE) flagNebraska (NE)#4052017#2902018#4402021

Montana (MT)

Montana (MT) flagMontana (MT)#2482015#1932019#2072021

Mississippi (MS)

Mississippi (MS) flagMississippi (MS)#4181971#5562017#4642020

Idaho (ID)

Idaho (ID) flagIdaho (ID)#4102014#4232021#4232022

West Virginia (WV)

West Virginia (WV) flagWest Virginia (WV)#3412020#3522021

Alaska (AK)

Alaska (AK) flagAlaska (AK)#2052017#2092019

South Dakota (SD)

South Dakota (SD) flagSouth Dakota (SD)#2592014#2532019

North Dakota (ND)

North Dakota (ND) flagNorth Dakota (ND)#2572016

Popularity Rankings for Cassius in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in New Zealand

New Zealand flagNew Zealand#3642019#3712022#2332023

Popularity in England and Wales

England and Wales flagEngland and Wales#2932019#3142020#2782021

Popularity in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland flagNorthern Ireland#4332021

Popularity in Canada

Canada flagCanada#5152020#4542021#5612022

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Cassius a Name for Boys or Girls?

Typically, Cassius is used for boys due to its Latin roots and historical significance.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Cassius

Cassius in Famous People Names and Pop Culture

  • Cassius Clay (Boxer, 1942–2016): An American professional boxer and activist better known as Muhammad Ali.
  • Cassius Dio (Historian, 155–235): A Roman historian and senator who authored a comprehensive history of Rome.
  • Cassius Marcellus Clay (Abolitionist, 1810–1903): An American politician and emancipationist from Kentucky.
  • Cassius Stanley (Basketball Player, 1999): An American professional basketball player who has played in the NBA.
  • Cassius Winston (Basketball Player, 1997): An American professional basketball player and former college standout at Michigan State University.
  • Cassius Green ("Sorry to Bother You," 2018 Film): A young African American telemarketer who discovers a magical key to professional success.
  • "Cassius" (2010 Song by Foals): A popular song by the British band Foals from their album "Antidotes."
  • Cassius ("The Tragedy of Julius Caesar," 1599 Play by William Shakespeare): A Roman senator who is one of the main conspirators against Julius Caesar.
  • Cassius Bright ("The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky," 2004 Video Game): A legendary bracer and father of the protagonist, Estelle Bright.
  • Cassius ("Rome," 2005 TV Series): A character in this historical drama series set in the Roman Republic.
  • None

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