Kasi
Kasi is a name with multiple cultural origins: Telugu, Tamil.
- Telugu
- Tamil
Meaning & Origin of Kasi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kasi is a name with multiple cultural origins: Telugu, Tamil.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Telugu
- Tamil
The Story of Kasi
American parents first put Kasi on the record books as a baby girl name in 1962, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1988, when 113 Kasis were born — ranking #1,285 that year. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 40% of all recorded Kasis. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 2K Kasis have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kasi
Kasi is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1962 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Kasi's peak popularity came in 1988 when it ranked #1,285. Use the chart and map above to compare Kasi'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.