Cassandra vs Whitney

Cassandra and Whitneycompared 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.

New Zealand · Girls
In 1987, Cassandra was ranked #90 and Whitney #94 among girls in New Zealand.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 1997, Cassandra was ranked #358 and Whitney #241 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Cassandra was ranked #510 and Whitney #3015 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2014, Cassandra was ranked #584 and Whitney #876 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Cassandra and Whitney over time

Cassandra and Whitney appear together in 2 published lists, across 38 years of shared records. Cassandra held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Whitney in 0.

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

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.

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 Whitney changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #510 and #3015.
Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Cassandra #319 in 1996, Whitney #346 in 1997.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Cassandra held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Whitney in 6.
Highest recorded here: Cassandra #319 in 1996, Whitney #346 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cassandra #510, Whitney #3015.
Republic of Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 2002–2014
Cassandra held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Whitney in 4.
Highest recorded here: Cassandra #394 in 2006, Whitney #406 in 2002.
The order changed in 2014: Cassandra moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #747 and #660; by 2014 that had become #584 and #876.
Most recent shared year, 2014: Cassandra #584, Whitney #876.

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

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Cassandra, Whitney
Field	Cassandra	Whitney
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		Not yet recorded
Syllables	3	2
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, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	Norway · Girls #340 (2025)	England and Wales · Girls #3015 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	70/100	82/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Cassandra has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Whitney.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ.

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

Whitney

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #356 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3015 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls