Chassidy
A feminine name of French origin meaning "huntress" or "from Chassin".
Name Census estimates that about 3,360 living Americans carry the first name Chassidy. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Chassidy today is around 29 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Chassidy births was 1988 (111 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Chassidy. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
3.4K
~ 1 in 102,010 Americans
Peak year
1988
111 babies that year
Average age
29
years old
2024 SSA rank
#8,528
Tracked since 1972
Popularity
Chassidy: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Chassidy from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 884 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Chassidy by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Chassidy during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Chassidys live
The SSA's state-level files cover 22 states and territories. Texas, Georgia, Louisiana recorded the most babies named Chassidy, while Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Missouri recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 65 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Chassidy
The name Chassidy is a relatively modern name that first emerged in the late 20th century. It is believed to be a variant spelling of the name Cassidy, which has its origins in the Irish Gaelic language. The name Cassidy is derived from the Irish surname O'Caiside, which means "descendant of the curly-headed one."
While the name Chassidy itself does not have a long historical lineage, its roots can be traced back to ancient Ireland and the Celtic culture. The earliest recorded use of the name Cassidy dates back to the 16th century, when it was primarily used as a surname in Ireland.
One of the earliest known bearers of the name Cassidy was John Cassidy, an Irish soldier who fought in the Siege of Limerick in 1691 during the Williamite War in Ireland. Another notable figure was Sarah Cassidy, an Irish poet and writer who lived in the late 18th century and published a collection of poems titled "The Poetical Works of Sarah Cassidy" in 1797.
In the 19th century, the name Cassidy gained popularity among Irish immigrants in the United States. One of the most famous Americans with the name was Butch Cassidy, born Robert LeRoy Parker in 1866. He was a notorious train robber and outlaw who became a legend of the American Old West.
As the 20th century progressed, the name Cassidy became more widely used as a given name, particularly in the United States and Canada. One of the earliest notable figures with the first name Cassidy was Cassidy Petty, an American actress born in 1975 who appeared in various television shows and films.
Other notable individuals with the name Cassidy include Cassidy Hubbarth, an American sportscaster born in 1984, and Cassidy Janegan, a Canadian ice hockey player born in 1990. While these examples feature the more traditional spelling of Cassidy, the variant spelling of Chassidy emerged in the late 20th century, likely as a unique and personalized version of the name.
People
Chassidy + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Chassidy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with C
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Chassidy: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chassidy?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 3,360 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Chassidy going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 102,010 US residents.
Is Chassidy a common name?
We classify Chassidy as "Rare". It ranks above 95.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 3,480 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Chassidy most popular?
The single biggest year for Chassidy was 1988, when 111 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Chassidy is about 29 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Chassidy a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Chassidy in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.