Kasey
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- KAY-see
- Origin
- Irish
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,473 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,159 for boys
Kasey is a name of Irish origin, meaning “vigilant, watchful”. In 2025 it ranked 1,473rd for boys in the UK (19 babies) and 1,159th for boys in the US (180 babies).
What does Kasey mean?
Irish: spelling of Casey, from an Irish surname
“vigilant, watchful”
Spelling of Casey, from the Irish surname Ó Cathasaigh; Casey Jones was a celebrated American railroad engineer.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Kasey a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Kasey has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls and 19 boys in the UK and 105 girls and 180 boys in the US.
How popular is Kasey in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,473rd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 19 about 1 in 16,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 19 boys in the UK were named Kasey, making it the 1,473rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,923rd. Its busiest year was 1998, with 41 boys. 4 girls were also named Kasey in 2025 (4,935th for girls).
2025 had more boys named Kasey than any year since 2018.
Half of all the boys named Kasey in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2015. 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 Kasey or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #143, up from #1,473 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 72% of the babies named Kasey in the UK in 1996, and 17% in 2025.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,703rd in England and Wales and 647th in Scotland.
Kasey in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | #1,473 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 14 | #1,812 |
| 2022 | 12 | #1,999 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,100 |
| 2020 | 12 | #1,923 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,231 |
| 2018 | 20 | #1,362 |
| 2017 | 14 | #1,822 |
| 2016 | 20 | #1,403 |
| 2015 | 23 | #1,237 |
| 2014 | 16 | #1,573 |
| 2013 | 23 | #1,199 |
| 2012 | 27 | #1,099 |
| 2011 | 23 | #1,203 |
| 2010 | 23 | #1,206 |
| 2009 | 20 | #1,290 |
| 2008 | 21 | #1,249 |
| 2007 | 27 | #991 |
| 2006 | 18 | #1,256 |
| 2005 | 24 | #997 |
| 2004 | 35 | #737 |
| 2003 | 27 | #828 |
| 2002 | 15 | #1,151 |
| 2001 | 21 | #871 |
| 2000 | 25 | #763 |
| 1999 | 27 | #705 |
| 1998 | 41 | #525 |
| 1997 | 35 | #566 |
| 1996 | 19 | #819 |
How popular is Kasey in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,159th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 180 about 1 in 9,500 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 100% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 180 boys in the US were named Kasey, making it the 1,159th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,634th. Its busiest year was 1990, with 467 boys. It first appears in the records in 1952. 105 girls were also named Kasey in 2025 (1,872nd for girls).
Half of all the boys named Kasey in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,381 boys in the US were given Kasey or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #173, up from #1,159 for this spelling alone.
In 1962, 54% of the babies named Kasey in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 37%, with more boys than girls since 2023.
Kasey in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 180 | #1,159 |
| 2024 | 180 | #1,160 |
| 2023 | 163 | #1,217 |
| 2022 | 138 | #1,353 |
| 2021 | 126 | #1,433 |
| 2020 | 98 | #1,634 |
| 2019 | 90 | #1,737 |
| 2018 | 74 | #1,980 |
| 2017 | 107 | #1,530 |
| 2016 | 99 | #1,618 |
| 2015 | 103 | #1,567 |
| 2014 | 141 | #1,264 |
| 2013 | 119 | #1,405 |
| 2012 | 144 | #1,226 |
| 2011 | 155 | #1,155 |
| 2010 | 177 | #1,086 |
| 2009 | 208 | #965 |
| 2008 | 269 | #816 |
| 2007 | 327 | #709 |
| 2006 | 337 | #674 |
| 2005 | 345 | #634 |
| 2004 | 272 | #705 |
| 2003 | 161 | #982 |
| 2002 | 172 | #929 |
| 2001 | 171 | #911 |
| 2000 | 218 | #759 |
| 1999 | 249 | #676 |
| 1998 | 289 | #629 |
| 1997 | 283 | #617 |
| 1996 | 330 | #559 |
| 1995 | 285 | #606 |
| 1994 | 339 | #556 |
| 1993 | 378 | #523 |
| 1992 | 402 | #502 |
| 1991 | 465 | #459 |
| 1990 | 467 | #458 |
| 1989 | 403 | #472 |
| 1988 | 398 | #454 |
| 1987 | 380 | #455 |
| 1986 | 300 | #506 |
| 1985 | 300 | #503 |
| 1984 | 272 | #518 |
| 1983 | 199 | #605 |
| 1982 | 246 | #549 |
| 1981 | 268 | #515 |
| 1980 | 240 | #551 |
| 1979 | 212 | #587 |
| 1978 | 228 | #550 |
| 1977 | 162 | #662 |
| 1976 | 144 | #693 |
| 1975 | 129 | #730 |
| 1974 | 96 | #820 |
| 1973 | 84 | #865 |
| 1972 | 67 | #988 |
| 1971 | 74 | #947 |
| 1970 | 47 | #1,207 |
| 1969 | 31 | #1,440 |
| 1968 | 43 | #1,147 |
| 1967 | 24 | #1,572 |
| 1966 | 32 | #1,344 |
| 1965 | 31 | #1,385 |
| 1964 | 35 | #1,326 |
| 1963 | 14 | #2,199 |
| 1962 | 25 | #1,587 |
| 1961 | 8 | #3,095 |
| 1960 | 14 | #2,209 |
| 1959 | 9 | #2,820 |
| 1958 | 11 | #2,504 |
| 1957 | 14 | #2,189 |
| 1956 | 5 | #3,940 |
| 1955 | 7 | #3,199 |
| 1954 | 5 | #3,825 |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,731 |
Names like Kasey
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kody, Keegan, Declan, Conan, Kian, Brody, Aiden, Keelan, Keenan, Finn, Ronan, Cody
Other spellings of Kasey
Names related to Kasey
More Irish names
Oscar, Rowan, Rory, Maeve, Ryan, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Erin, Connor, Kennedy, Callan, Lennon, Cillian, Kevin, Sloane
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, “Kasey: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kasey, updated 20 October 2026.