Kacey
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- KAY-see
- Origin
- Irish
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,961 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,117 for girls
UnisexBig in Scotland
Kacey is a name of Irish origin, meaning “vigilant, watchful”. In 2025 it ranked 1,961st for girls in the UK (15 babies) and 1,117th for girls in the US (211 babies).
What does Kacey mean?
Irish: spelling of Casey, from an Irish surname
“vigilant, watchful”
Spelling of Casey, from the Irish surname Ó Cathasaigh, descendant of Cathasach.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Kacey a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Kacey has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 15 girls and 16 boys in the UK and 211 girls and 182 boys in the US.
How popular is Kacey in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,961among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 15about 1 in 19,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 50% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 15 girls in the UK were named Kacey, making it the 1,961st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 987th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 477 girls. 16 boys were also named Kacey in 2025 (1,686th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Kacey in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 67 girls in the UK were given Kacey or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #589, up from #1,961 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 48% of the babies named Kacey in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,603rd in England and Wales and 539th in Scotland.
Kacey in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #1,961 |
| 2024 | 17 | #1,803 |
| 2023 | 27 | #1,285 |
| 2022 | 14 | #2,052 |
| 2021 | 27 | #1,295 |
| 2020 | 37 | #987 |
| 2019 | 32 | #1,129 |
| 2018 | 49 | #832 |
| 2017 | 65 | #687 |
| 2016 | 71 | #649 |
| 2015 | 81 | #574 |
| 2014 | 126 | #391 |
| 2013 | 132 | #382 |
| 2012 | 185 | #299 |
| 2011 | 285 | #197 |
| 2010 | 264 | #220 |
| 2009 | 295 | #202 |
| 2008 | 362 | #171 |
| 2007 | 387 | #159 |
| 2006 | 477 | #127 |
| 2005 | 455 | #132 |
| 2004 | 387 | #157 |
| 2003 | 382 | #148 |
| 2002 | 380 | #140 |
| 2001 | 120 | #324 |
| 2000 | 48 | #615 |
| 1999 | 32 | #787 |
| 1998 | 24 | #981 |
| 1997 | 18 | #1,164 |
| 1996 | 24 | #924 |
How popular is Kacey in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,117among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 211about 1 in 7,600 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 26% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 211 girls in the US were named Kacey, making it the 1,117th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,231st. Its busiest year was 1991, with 402 girls. It first appears in the records in 1952. 182 boys were also named Kacey in 2025 (1,154th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Kacey in the US since 1880 were born between 1987 and 2009, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,196 girls in the US were given Kacey or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #284, up from #1,117 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 76% of the babies named Kacey in the US in 1969, and 54% in 2025.
Kacey in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 211 | #1,117 |
| 2024 | 225 | #1,095 |
| 2023 | 191 | #1,229 |
| 2022 | 202 | #1,190 |
| 2021 | 209 | #1,169 |
| 2020 | 185 | #1,231 |
| 2019 | 172 | #1,326 |
| 2018 | 142 | #1,532 |
| 2017 | 147 | #1,505 |
| 2016 | 177 | #1,338 |
| 2015 | 182 | #1,307 |
| 2014 | 182 | #1,306 |
| 2013 | 124 | #1,689 |
| 2012 | 136 | #1,591 |
| 2011 | 162 | #1,409 |
| 2010 | 168 | #1,379 |
| 2009 | 179 | #1,339 |
| 2008 | 202 | #1,242 |
| 2007 | 183 | #1,326 |
| 2006 | 235 | #1,080 |
| 2005 | 195 | #1,181 |
| 2004 | 213 | #1,078 |
| 2003 | 234 | #983 |
| 2002 | 211 | #1,026 |
| 2001 | 257 | #891 |
| 2000 | 263 | #843 |
| 1999 | 286 | #771 |
| 1998 | 357 | #646 |
| 1997 | 271 | #773 |
| 1996 | 298 | #710 |
| 1995 | 279 | #733 |
| 1994 | 281 | #737 |
| 1993 | 305 | #702 |
| 1992 | 336 | #662 |
| 1991 | 402 | #577 |
| 1990 | 343 | #649 |
| 1989 | 331 | #632 |
| 1988 | 316 | #628 |
| 1987 | 324 | #601 |
| 1986 | 316 | #608 |
| 1985 | 223 | #765 |
| 1984 | 218 | #747 |
| 1983 | 274 | #630 |
| 1982 | 249 | #706 |
| 1981 | 197 | #809 |
| 1980 | 197 | #814 |
| 1979 | 188 | #829 |
| 1978 | 194 | #784 |
| 1977 | 127 | #1,042 |
| 1976 | 97 | #1,172 |
| 1975 | 141 | #917 |
| 1974 | 100 | #1,151 |
| 1973 | 76 | #1,329 |
| 1972 | 50 | #1,749 |
| 1971 | 36 | #2,212 |
| 1970 | 28 | #2,577 |
| 1969 | 28 | #2,454 |
| 1968 | 18 | #3,056 |
| 1967 | 16 | #3,210 |
| 1966 | 15 | #3,265 |
| 1965 | 7 | #5,288 |
| 1964 | 7 | #5,473 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 8 | #4,864 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 7 | #5,167 |
| 1959 | 9 | #4,299 |
| 1958 | 9 | #4,192 |
| 1957 | 5 | #6,085 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 5 | #5,561 |
Names like Kacey
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keira Cassidy Caoimhe Aoibheann Teagan Caragh Raegan Kiara Bree Eden Eireann Brianna
Other spellings of Kacey
Casey Kacie Kaycee Kasey Kaci Kayce Keisy Kaycie Keysi Kayci Kaysi
Names related to Kacey
More Irish names
Oscar Rowan Rory Maeve Finn Aiden Ryan Nolan Quinn Orla Cody Erin Ronan Connor Declan Kennedy
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, “Kacey: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kacey, updated 20 October 2026.