Entry № 0159 · Greek origin

Cassiopeia Cassiopeia — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ kah-see-oh-PEE-ah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Greek
Meaning
"She whose words excel"
Syllables
5
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Greek)

A name that means "she whose words excel".

Cassiopeia (Κασσιόπεια) comes from the Greek roots kekasmai (to excel) and opos (face, voice) — meaning "she whose words excel" or "cassia juice." In Greek mythology, Cassiopeia was the vain queen of Aethiopia, placed in the sky as a constellation after her death.

Cassiopeia is rising as part of the broader return of unusual celestial and mythological names. The constellation Cassiopeia — a distinctive W-shape — is one of the most recognizable in the northern sky.

She whose words excel. The W-shaped constellation.

The name in its native script.

Κασσιόπεια
Transliteration
Kassiópeia
Pronunciation
/ ˌkæs.i.əˈpiː.ə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Cassiopeia stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Cassiopeia · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Cassiopeias before her.

Real people
Cassiopeia
Modern; few well-known bearers yet.
In fiction
Cassiopeia
Vain queen of Aethiopia, mother of Andromeda.
Greek mythology

Names connected to Cassiopeia.

The number behind Cassiopeia.

9

The Humanitarian

Cassiopeia reduces to nine — the number of starlit eloquence.

Why families chose this name.

"The W in the sky. Five syllables. Cassie for short. Cassiopeia for the full weight."
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