Casey Boy & girl
How popular is Casey?
#320 boy name in 2025
1,072 baby boys were named Casey in the US in 2025, making it the 320th most popular boy name. Another 228 girls got the name (#1,065 for girls).
Casey popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #320 for boys (▼ 10 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 1,072 boys, 228 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+107% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #555 in 2015, #517 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1990 (4,134 boys) |
| Highest rank | #80 in 1987 |
| First recorded | 1888 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 74% boys, 26% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.9% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Casey counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Casey family of names ranked #306 for boys in 2025 (#299 the year before), with 1,117 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Casey | 1,072 | 96% |
| Kazi | 45 | 4% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Casey is most popular
Babies named Casey per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- South Dakota: 1.5 per 1,000 (28 boys)
- Massachusetts: 1.4 per 1,000 (191 boys)
- Connecticut: 1.2 per 1,000 (81 boys)
- Idaho: 1.1 per 1,000 (47 boys)
- New Mexico: 1.1 per 1,000 (36 boys)
Casey by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6 | #917 |
| 1890s | 37 | #729 |
| 1900s | 89 | #679 |
| 1910s | 444 | #514 |
| 1920s | 347 | #1,045 |
| 1930s | 277 | #1,095 |
| 1940s | 571 | #636 |
| 1950s | 2,656 | #398 |
| 1960s | 4,723 | #288 |
| 1970s | 18,987 | #92 |
| 1980s | 35,968 | #80 |
| 1990s | 29,253 | #89 |
| 2000s | 12,261 | #193 |
| 2010s | 5,582 | #398 |
| 2020s | 5,474 | #310 |
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Questions
- Is Casey a boy or girl name?
- Casey is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 74% of babies named Casey were boys and 26% were girls.
- How popular is the name Casey?
- 1,072 baby boys were named Casey in the US in 2025, making it the 320th most popular boy name. Another 228 girls got the name (#1,065 for girls).
- When was Casey most popular?
- Casey peaked in 1990, when 4,134 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #80 in 1987.
- How many people are named Casey?
- 194,775 babies have been named Casey in the US since 1880. We estimate about 185,160 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 37.
- Where is Casey most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Casey was most common in South Dakota, at 1.5 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.