Kassidy
Kassidy are a Scottish alternative folk rock band. The band consist of Barrie-James O'Neill, Hamish Fingland, Lewis Andrew and Chris Potter. The band was formed in late 2009 in Glasgow.
Meaning & Origin of Kassidy
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kassidy are a Scottish alternative folk rock band. The band consist of Barrie-James O'Neill, Hamish Fingland, Lewis Andrew and Chris Potter. The band was formed in late 2009 in Glasgow.
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The Story of Kassidy
Kassidy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1975, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2000, when 1,007 Kassidys were born — ranking #314 that year. As of 2026, Kassidy ranks #1,140 for baby girls with 212 births, falling sharply (-45%). In total, more than 21K Kassidys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kassidy
Kassidy is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 21K births in the dataset. Kassidy's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #314. Use the chart and map above to compare Kassidy'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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