Popularity: The name Casandra ranked 751st in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 941st in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Though this name has fluctuated in use, it has been quietly present throughout the last century.

Narrative: It is possible that this name is a form of Alexander (''warrior's protector''), which originated as a feminine name -- in fact, a by-name for Hera, queen of the Olympian gods.

In Greek legend, Cassandra was the name of a prophetess whose unerring predictions were perpetually doomed to fall on unbelieving ears.