Casey

#1,065 for girls in 2025, 228 births · #320 for boys in 2025, 1,072 births
Given to boys 59.9% of the time

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Peak · boys
1987 · 3,928 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
14 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
116,675
since 1888

Casey over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201954peak #80, 1986peak #80, 1987girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,065228#3201,072
2024#1,052237#3101,099
2023#1,047240#3161,056
2022#949286#3361,007
2021#1,016251#447686
2020#1,063233#517554
2019#899296#529540
2018#915293#584470
2017#913293#524546
2016#856329#559514
2015#818343#555517
2014#794353#533523
2013#725378#491559
2012#773355#483558
2011#620467#423649
2010#609484#398706
2009#529571#366829
2008#468679#336976
2007#463696#324985
2006#413770#3081,070
2005#408770#2981,101
2004#381817#2611,271
2003#313987#2631,253
2002#3021,031#2411,399
2001#2491,283#2211,555
2000#2081,517#1931,822
1999#1751,802#1712,044
1998#1502,103#1701,975
1997#1462,195#1632,099
1996#1212,551#1422,464
1995#1182,638#1352,629
1994#1182,691#1163,046
1993#1292,581#1123,180
1992#1093,007#1053,575
1991#1113,072#904,107
1990#1063,261#894,134
1989#1033,079#903,850
1988#923,150#834,039
1987#813,582#803,928
1986#803,423#833,762
1985#1142,478#863,490
1984#1072,582#823,511
1983#1102,555#903,228
1982#1192,477#863,427
1981#1222,420#853,518
1980#1352,172#933,215
1979#1441,957#933,082
1978#1741,532#923,003
1977#260949#1022,597
1976#282811#1232,126
1975#283855#1301,960
1974#290823#1441,728
1973#347619#1831,277
1972#387542#1951,190
1971#562316#2091,125
1970#662242#256899
1969#733190#288677
1968#846145#325551
1967#951114#336503
1966#1,06397#312563
1965#1,35066#368442
1964#1,37267#400394
1963#1,37265#419370
1962#1,23479#343516
1961#1,43560#418360
1960#1,25376#430347
1959#1,14986#398398
1958#1,33363#403374
1957#1,37659#406368
1956#1,31962#405352
1955#1,80334#423298
1954#1,76934#472236
1953#1,78331#532179
1952#1,89228#520180
1951#2,39118#546154
1950#2,53516#642117
1949#2,13421#637115
1948#3,5939#71388
1947—#80573
1946—#87856
1945—#99541
1944#3,6877#93547
1943#4,1966#1,05341
1942#4,6225#87656
1941—#1,20930
1940—#1,36824
1939—#1,14132
1938—#1,47621
1937—#1,16832
1936—#1,09535
1935—#1,35425
1934—#1,46122
1933—#1,10335
1932—#1,21631
1931—#1,39425
1930—#1,69319
1929—#1,37827
1928—#1,52224
1927#4,8055#1,37229
1926—#1,21935
1925—#1,45126
1924—#1,05845
1923—#1,19436
1922—#1,08442
1921#5,0995#1,14039
1920—#1,04544
1919—#89855
1918—#82463
1917—#1,07838
1916—#93946
1915—#84653
1914—#75848
1913—#68144
1912—#60845
1911—#51433
1910—#67719
1909—#67916
1908—#82511
1907—#9998
1906—#70912
1905—#1,2335
1904—#9667
1903—#73410
1902——
1901—#8587
1900—#69913
1899——
1898—#1,0026
1897—#1,0575
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1894—#7309
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First appearance
1888

The first year at least five boys were named Casey! It came in at #917, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1889–1891, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Casey is popular in 1954

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Casey, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Casey, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Casey, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Casey, so not publishedNHWashington: #309 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,421 boysWAIdaho: #215 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,482 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Casey, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Casey, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #262 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,867 boysMNIllinois: #390 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 7,585 boysILWisconsin: #354 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,843 boysWIMichigan: #351 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 6,681 boysMINew York: #482 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 13,079 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Casey, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Casey, so not publishedRIOregon: #253 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,015 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Casey, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Casey, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Casey, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Casey, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Casey, so not publishedINOhio: #435 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 10,925 boysOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Casey, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Casey, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Casey, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #289 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 3,200 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Casey, so not publishedUTColorado: #285 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,159 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Casey, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Casey, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Casey, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Casey, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Casey, so not publishedVAMaryland: #348 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,025 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Casey, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Casey, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Casey, so not publishedNMKansas: #300 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,048 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Casey, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Casey, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Casey, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Casey, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Casey, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Casey, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #540 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,060 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Casey, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Casey, so not publishedALGeorgia: #511 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 9,706 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Casey, so not publishedHITexas: #557 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 8,078 boysTXFlorida: #412 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,848 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Idaho#215 · 1 in 1,482
  2. Oregon#253 · 1 in 3,015
  3. Minnesota#262 · 1 in 4,867
  4. Colorado#285 · 1 in 3,159
  5. California#289 · 1 in 3,200

Best ever in a state: #28 in Wyoming, 1988.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Idaho#21551 in 1,482
Oregon#25361 in 3,015
Minnesota#26281 in 4,867
Colorado#28561 in 3,159
California#289481 in 3,200
Kansas#30061 in 4,048
Washington#30971 in 4,421
Maryland#34851 in 6,025
Michigan#351141 in 6,681
Wisconsin#35451 in 8,843
Illinois#390141 in 7,585
Florida#41271 in 5,848
Ohio#435101 in 10,925
New York#482131 in 13,079
Georgia#51151 in 9,706
Louisiana#54051 in 8,060
Texas#557151 in 8,078
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Casey
Momentum · boys
Rising
  • 10 spots since 2024 (#310 → #320)
  • 197 spots since 2020 (#517 → #320)
  • 235 spots since 2015 (#555 → #320)
  • Biggest jump: 524 spots in 1906 (#1,233 → #709)
  • Biggest drop: 349 spots in 1895 (#730 → #1,079)
Rise & fade · boys
99 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1888
  • Peaked 1987 at #80 (3,928 births)
  • Births halved by 2000, 13 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 14 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 14 yrs · run 1978–1991
  • Top 1,000: 104 yrs · run 1944–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 474
  • Highest: 1 in 474 boys born in 1988 were named Casey (0.21%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,593 boys born in 2025 (0.06%)
  • Its best rank, #80 in 1987, was only 1 in 475 (0.21%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1980s
  • 30.8% of all boys named Casey (35,968) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1999
  • Mostly girls until 1998, mostly boys since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s6#917 (1888)#917
1890s37#730 (1894)#954
1900s89#679 (1909)#856
1910s444#514 (1911)#782
1920s347#1,045 (1920)#1,246
1930s277#1,095 (1936)#1,310
1940s571#637 (1949)#947
1950s2,656#398 (1959)#475
1960s4,723#288 (1969)#364
1970s18,987#92 (1978)#153
1980s35,968#80 (1987)#86
1990s29,253#89 (1990)#129
2000s12,261#193 (2000)#281
2010s5,582#398 (2010)#508
2020s5,474#310 (2024)#374

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Casey in 1954

girls
#1,769
34 births · 1 in 57,115 girls
boys
#472
236 births · 1 in 8,639 boys

Top girls' names in 1954

  1. #1Mary68,019
  2. #2Linda55,371
  3. #3Deborah54,674
  4. #4Patricia49,149
  5. #5Susan47,162
  6. #6Debra45,896
  7. #7Barbara36,368
  8. #8Karen32,456
  9. #9Nancy30,270
  10. #10Cynthia27,615
  11. #1,769Casey34

Top boys' names in 1954

  1. #1Michael88,568
  2. #2Robert86,331
  3. #3James86,311
  4. #4John81,168
  5. #5David79,556
  6. #6William61,426
  7. #7Richard57,042
  8. #8Thomas47,159
  9. #9Gary37,920
  10. #10Charles37,463
  11. #472Casey236
More about 1954

girls

1,941,915 girls got a published name in 1954; 1 in 57,115 of them was named Casey, which outranked 73.3% of the 6,625 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Casey
  1. #1,739Verda35
  2. #1,739Vina35
  3. #1,739Zita35
  4. #1,769Casey34
  5. #1,769Adella34
  6. #1,769Alethia34
  7. #1,769Bernie34
  8. #1,801Alexa33
  9. #1,801Christel33
  10. #1,801Deboraha33

Tied with 31 names at #1,769; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1953
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,699Sherree#2,699 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 1,434Sabrina#2,236 → #802
  3. ↑ 932Valinda#1,738 → #806
  4. ↑ 748Sheree#1,071 → #323
  5. ↑ 421Sherie#1,248 → #827
Fallers
  1. ↓ 396Enola#948 → #1,344
  2. ↓ 311Ila#782 → #1,093
  3. ↓ 302Nancie#816 → #1,118
  4. ↓ 282Arline#904 → #1,186
  5. ↓ 269Candyce#944 → #1,213

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,038,751 boys got a published name in 1954; 1 in 8,639 of them was named Casey, which outranked 89.2% of the 4,360 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Casey
  1. #469Michel241
  2. #470Lanny240
  3. #471Vaughn237
  4. #472Casey236
  5. #472Phil236
  6. #474Austin235
  7. #475Ernesto233
  8. #476Lamont232

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1953
Risers
  1. ↑ 592Ricci#1,331 → #739
  2. ↑ 470Demetrius#1,357 → #887
  3. ↑ 382Crawford#1,378 → #996
  4. ↑ 310Gavin#1,139 → #829
  5. ↑ 296Dino#1,058 → #762
Fallers
  1. ↓ 504Arlin#878 → #1,382
  2. ↓ 347Adan#895 → #1,242
  3. ↓ 345Dayton#966 → #1,311
  4. ↓ 302Garey#966 → #1,268
  5. ↓ 293Bartholomew#975 → #1,268

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1954 →