Cassandra vs May

Cassandra and Maycompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

Norway · Girls
In 2025, Cassandra was ranked #340 and May #481 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Cassandra was ranked #510 and May #610 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Cassandra was ranked #885 and May #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Cassandra and May over time

Cassandra and May appear together in 3 published lists, across 91 years of shared records. May held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Cassandra in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Cassandra reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, May in 1. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

Repeatedly exchanged positions
Cassandra and May changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #510 and #610.
Longest-running competitions
Cassandra and May were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 39 years, from 1986 to 2025, ending at #340 and #481.

List by list

Norway · Girls39 shared years, 1986–2025
Cassandra held the stronger position in 23 of those years, May in 16.
Highest recorded here: Cassandra #180 in 2010, May #86 in 1986.
The order changed in 2023: Cassandra moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #476 and #309; by 2023 that had become #277 and #422.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Cassandra #340, May #481.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Cassandra held the stronger position in 7 of those years, May in 22.
Highest recorded here: Cassandra #319 in 1996, May #325 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cassandra #510, May #610.
Republic of Ireland · Girls23 shared years, 1976–2025
Cassandra held the stronger position in 9 of those years, May in 12.
Highest recorded here: Cassandra #240 in 1994, May #289 in 2017.
The order changed in 2008: May moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #624 and #842; by 2008 that had become #665 and #665.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Cassandra #885, May #718.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Cassandra

Pairs where Cassandra shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Hayley vs Cassandra
Across 21 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Hayley and Cassandra averaged 10.2 places apart, ending at #31 and #90.
Hayley · Cassandra · 21 shared years, 1979–1999 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1999 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Jasmine vs Cassandra
In New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Jasmine moved into the top 50 at #30 in 1996 as Cassandra fell out of it to #51, having been #34 the year before.
Jasmine · Cassandra · 15 shared years, 1982–1999 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 1996 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Zoe vs Cassandra
In New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Zoe moved into the top 50 at #31 in 1996 as Cassandra fell out of it to #51, having been #34 the year before.
Zoe · Cassandra · 18 shared years, 1981–1999 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 1996 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Kylie vs Cassandra
In New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Cassandra moved into the top 50 at #34 in 1989 as Kylie fell out of it to #82, having been #23 the year before.
Kylie · Cassandra · 21 shared years, 1969–1989 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 1989 New South Wales, Australia ranking

Other comparisons involving May

Pairs where May shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Anna vs May
In 1945 they stood at #38 and #43 in Norway · Girls, 5 places apart; by 2025 they were #23 and #481.
Anna · May · 80 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Elisabeth vs May
In 1945 they stood at #50 and #43 in Norway · Girls, 7 places apart; by 2025 they were #171 and #481.
Elisabeth · May · 80 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Gunn vs May
In 1945 they stood at #53 and #43 in Norway · Girls, 10 places apart; by 2005 they were #546 and #244.
Gunn · May · 60 shared years, 1945–2005 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2005 Norway ranking
Laila vs May
Laila and May changed places 18 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2025, ending at #408 and #481.
Laila · May · 79 shared years, 1945–2025 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 2025 Norway ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Cassandra, May
Field	Cassandra	May
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	female	female
Meaning	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Origin	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Pronunciation
Syllables	3	1
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observation	Norway · Girls #340 (2025)	Norway · Girls #481 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	70/100	95/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Cassandra has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for May.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO.

How each name got here

Cassandra

Popularity journey

First recorded1969
First recorded at #99 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1969–1999
Highest recorded position: #25 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1992 (recorded 1969–1999).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #340 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls

May

Popularity journey

First recorded1945
First recorded at #43 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #24 among girls in Norway, in 1956 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #481 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls