Kasey
Kasey is a unisex given name, nickname and ring name which may refer to:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Kasey
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kasey is a unisex given name, nickname and ring name which may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Kasey
As a girl name
Kasey first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1950, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1992: 1,394 births, good for #204 nationwide. About 34% of every Kasey on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Kasey ranks #1,706 for girls with 121 births, falling sharply (-27%). All told, over 33K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Kasey as a boy name dates back to 1952, when 5 babies received it. 1990 was its biggest year on record, with 467 newborns named Kasey — #459 in the national rankings. About 27% of every Kasey on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Kasey ranks #1,102 for boys with 196 births, rising sharply (+74% over the past five years). All told, over 13K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Kasey
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Kasey. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Kasey
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About the name Kasey
Kasey is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1950 and has accumulated 33K births in the dataset. Kasey's peak popularity came in 1992 when it ranked #201. Use the chart and map above to compare Kasey's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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