Casey
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- KAY-see
- Origin
- Irish
- UK rank, 2025
- #184 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #320 for boys
Casey is a name of Irish origin, meaning “vigilant, watchful”. In 2025 it ranked 184th for boys in the UK (307 babies) and 320th for boys in the US (1,072 babies).
What does Casey mean?
Irish: from the Irish surname Ó Cathasaigh
“vigilant, watchful”
From an Irish surname; Casey Jones, the American railway engineer of folk-song fame, is a famous bearer.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Casey a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Casey has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 28 girls and 307 boys in the UK and 228 girls and 1,072 boys in the US.
How popular is Casey in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #184among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 307about 1 in 980 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 47% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.4%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 307 boys in the UK were named Casey, making it the 184th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 315th. 28 girls were also named Casey in 2025 (1,217th for girls).
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had the most boys named Casey of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Casey in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 446 boys in the UK were given Casey or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #143, up from #184 for this spelling alone.
In 1996, 63% of the babies named Casey in the UK were girls. By 2025 it was 8%, with more boys than girls since 2015.
Among boys in 2025, it was 188th in England and Wales, 152nd in Scotland and 185th in Northern Ireland.
Casey in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 307 | #184 |
| 2024 | 240 | #230 |
| 2023 | 211 | #252 |
| 2022 | 168 | #301 |
| 2021 | 143 | #356 |
| 2020 | 163 | #315 |
| 2019 | 138 | #366 |
| 2018 | 213 | #264 |
| 2017 | 226 | #262 |
| 2016 | 233 | #262 |
| 2015 | 219 | #264 |
| 2014 | 181 | #294 |
| 2013 | 216 | #260 |
| 2012 | 202 | #268 |
| 2011 | 205 | #257 |
| 2010 | 195 | #270 |
| 2009 | 170 | #291 |
| 2008 | 186 | #262 |
| 2007 | 141 | #309 |
| 2006 | 152 | #274 |
| 2005 | 159 | #247 |
| 2004 | 178 | #232 |
| 2003 | 151 | #240 |
| 2002 | 148 | #236 |
| 2001 | 171 | #209 |
| 2000 | 176 | #204 |
| 1999 | 137 | #244 |
| 1998 | 100 | #295 |
| 1997 | 108 | #288 |
| 1996 | 133 | #252 |
How popular is Casey in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #320among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 1,072about 1 in 1,600 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 106% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 1,072 boys in the US were named Casey, making it the 320th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 517th. Its busiest year was 1990, with 4,134 boys. It first appears in the records in 1888. 228 girls were also named Casey in 2025 (1,065th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Casey in the US since 1880 were born between 1980 and 1997, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,381 boys in the US were given Casey or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #173, up from #320 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 18% of the babies named Casey in the US were girls.
Casey in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,072 | #320 |
| 2024 | 1,099 | #310 |
| 2023 | 1,056 | #316 |
| 2022 | 1,007 | #336 |
| 2021 | 686 | #447 |
| 2020 | 554 | #517 |
| 2019 | 540 | #529 |
| 2018 | 470 | #584 |
| 2017 | 546 | #524 |
| 2016 | 514 | #559 |
| 2015 | 517 | #555 |
| 2014 | 523 | #533 |
| 2013 | 559 | #491 |
| 2012 | 558 | #483 |
| 2011 | 649 | #423 |
| 2010 | 706 | #398 |
| 2009 | 829 | #366 |
| 2008 | 976 | #336 |
| 2007 | 985 | #324 |
| 2006 | 1,070 | #308 |
| 2005 | 1,101 | #298 |
| 2004 | 1,271 | #261 |
| 2003 | 1,253 | #263 |
| 2002 | 1,399 | #241 |
| 2001 | 1,555 | #221 |
| 2000 | 1,822 | #193 |
| 1999 | 2,044 | #171 |
| 1998 | 1,975 | #170 |
| 1997 | 2,099 | #163 |
| 1996 | 2,464 | #142 |
| 1995 | 2,629 | #135 |
| 1994 | 3,046 | #116 |
| 1993 | 3,180 | #112 |
| 1992 | 3,575 | #105 |
| 1991 | 4,107 | #90 |
| 1990 | 4,134 | #89 |
| 1989 | 3,850 | #90 |
| 1988 | 4,039 | #83 |
| 1987 | 3,928 | #80 |
| 1986 | 3,762 | #83 |
| 1985 | 3,490 | #86 |
| 1984 | 3,511 | #82 |
| 1983 | 3,228 | #90 |
| 1982 | 3,427 | #86 |
| 1981 | 3,518 | #85 |
| 1980 | 3,215 | #93 |
| 1979 | 3,082 | #93 |
| 1978 | 3,003 | #92 |
| 1977 | 2,597 | #102 |
| 1976 | 2,126 | #123 |
| 1975 | 1,960 | #130 |
| 1974 | 1,728 | #144 |
| 1973 | 1,277 | #183 |
| 1972 | 1,190 | #195 |
| 1971 | 1,125 | #209 |
| 1970 | 899 | #256 |
| 1969 | 677 | #288 |
| 1968 | 551 | #325 |
| 1967 | 503 | #336 |
| 1966 | 563 | #312 |
| 1965 | 442 | #368 |
| 1964 | 394 | #400 |
| 1963 | 370 | #419 |
| 1962 | 516 | #343 |
| 1961 | 360 | #418 |
| 1960 | 347 | #430 |
| 1959 | 398 | #398 |
| 1958 | 374 | #403 |
| 1957 | 368 | #405 |
| 1956 | 352 | #404 |
| 1955 | 298 | #422 |
| 1954 | 236 | #471 |
| 1953 | 179 | #531 |
| 1952 | 180 | #519 |
| 1951 | 154 | #545 |
| 1950 | 117 | #641 |
| 1949 | 115 | #636 |
| 1948 | 88 | #712 |
| 1947 | 73 | #804 |
| 1946 | 56 | #878 |
| 1945 | 41 | #994 |
| 1944 | 47 | #935 |
| 1943 | 41 | #1,053 |
| 1942 | 56 | #876 |
| 1941 | 30 | #1,209 |
| 1940 | 24 | #1,368 |
| 1939 | 32 | #1,141 |
| 1938 | 21 | #1,476 |
| 1937 | 32 | #1,168 |
| 1936 | 35 | #1,095 |
| 1935 | 25 | #1,354 |
| 1934 | 22 | #1,461 |
| 1933 | 35 | #1,103 |
| 1932 | 31 | #1,216 |
| 1931 | 25 | #1,394 |
| 1930 | 19 | #1,693 |
| 1929 | 27 | #1,378 |
| 1928 | 24 | #1,522 |
| 1927 | 29 | #1,372 |
| 1926 | 35 | #1,219 |
| 1925 | 26 | #1,451 |
| 1924 | 45 | #1,058 |
| 1923 | 36 | #1,194 |
| 1922 | 42 | #1,084 |
| 1921 | 39 | #1,140 |
| 1920 | 44 | #1,045 |
| 1919 | 55 | #898 |
| 1918 | 63 | #824 |
| 1917 | 38 | #1,078 |
| 1916 | 46 | #939 |
| 1915 | 53 | #846 |
| 1914 | 48 | #758 |
| 1913 | 44 | #681 |
| 1912 | 45 | #608 |
| 1911 | 33 | #514 |
| 1910 | 19 | #677 |
| 1909 | 16 | #679 |
| 1908 | 11 | #825 |
| 1907 | 8 | #998 |
| 1906 | 12 | #709 |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,232 |
| 1904 | 7 | #966 |
| 1903 | 10 | #734 |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 7 | #857 |
| 1900 | 13 | #698 |
| 1899 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 6 | #1,001 |
| 1897 | 5 | #1,056 |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 5 | #1,078 |
| 1894 | 9 | #729 |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 7 | #860 |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 5 | #994 |
| 1889 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 6 | #917 |
Nicknames for Casey
- Case 359 boys in the US in 2025
Names like Casey
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Cody Brody Rory Rian Conan Kody Ryan Finn Kian Ronan Logan Nolan
Other spellings of Casey
Names related to Casey
More Irish names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Casey: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/casey, updated 20 October 2026.