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Unisex name

Casey

/ˈkeɪsi/ · 40% girls, 60% boys · 1,300 born in 2025

Casey has been given to about 194,775 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1987, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈkeɪsi/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 176,860
Median age today37 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Casey per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1987 · 7,510
  • Born in 20251,300
  • All time194,775
  • England & Wales, 2025285

How popular is Casey?

Its best year was 1987, when 7,510 babies were given the name, ranking 81st. The typical living American called Casey is about 37 years old today. It is relatively most common in Delaware, where it accounts for 0.13% of births.

Names that sound like Casey

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kasey0.96
  2. Carey0.85
  3. Kacey0.81
  4. Kaley0.81
  5. Carley0.75
  6. Case0.75
  7. Ramsey0.75
  8. Casen0.75

Middle names for Casey

Ranked by flow score
  1. Casey Anne0.81
  2. Casey Josephine0.78
  3. Casey Rose0.77
  4. Casey Marie0.77
  5. Casey Grace0.77
  6. Casey Eve0.77

Sibling names for Casey

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Dustinbrother · 0.98
  2. Jaredbrother · 0.98
  3. Derekbrother · 0.97
  4. Katiesister · 0.97
  5. Aliciasister · 0.97
  6. Daniellesister · 0.96

Where Casey is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Delaware0.13%
  2. New Hampshire0.12%
  3. Massachusetts0.11%
  4. West Virginia0.11%
  5. South Dakota0.10%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Casey Anderson0.77
  2. Casey White0.72
  3. Casey Nguyen0.72
  4. Casey Moore0.72
  5. Casey Hill0.72
  6. Casey Hall0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Casey

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. Ireland1998–2019
  5. France1900–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Casey across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.