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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201966peak #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
1896——
1895—#1,0795
1894—#7309
1893——
1892—#8617
1891——
1890—#9945
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1888—#9176
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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 1966

  • 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: #187 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,347 boysWAIdaho: #135 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 672 boysIDMontana: #160 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 884 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Casey, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #246 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,540 boysMNIllinois: #342 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 4,143 boysILWisconsin: #333 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,384 boysWIMichigan: #382 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 6,594 boysMINew York: #425 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 6,545 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Casey, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Casey, so not publishedRIOregon: #133 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 713 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Casey, so not publishedNVWyoming: #83 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 312 boysWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Casey, so not publishedSDIowa: #300 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,943 boysIAIndiana: #303 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,501 boysINOhio: #327 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 4,636 boysOHPennsylvania: #441 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 10,614 boysPANew Jersey: #501 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 11,222 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Casey, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #263 for boys · 78 births · 1 in 2,124 boysCAUtah: #154 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 795 boysUTColorado: #178 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,109 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Casey, so not publishedNEMissouri: #321 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,832 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Casey, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Casey, so not publishedWVVirginia: #303 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,086 boysVAMaryland: #330 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,933 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Casey, so not publishedDEArizona: #237 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,427 boysAZNew Mexico: #249 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,385 boysNMKansas: #290 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,655 boysKSArkansas: #195 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,212 boysARTennessee: #264 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,229 boysTNNorth Carolina: #330 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,310 boysNCSouth Carolina: #294 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,570 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Casey, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #242 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,801 boysOKLouisiana: #362 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,209 boysLAMississippi: #247 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,643 boysMSAlabama: #293 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,543 boysALGeorgia: #194 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,172 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Casey, so not publishedHITexas: #372 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 2,865 boysTXFlorida: #293 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,385 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Wyoming#83 · 1 in 312
  2. Oregon#133 · 1 in 713
  3. Idaho#135 · 1 in 672
  4. Utah#154 · 1 in 795
  5. Montana#160 · 1 in 884

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wyoming#8371 in 312
Oregon#133211 in 713
Idaho#13581 in 672
Utah#154131 in 795
Montana#16061 in 884
Colorado#178151 in 1,109
Washington#187181 in 1,347
Georgia#194361 in 1,172
Arkansas#195131 in 1,212
Arizona#237101 in 1,427
Oklahoma#242101 in 1,801
Minnesota#24691 in 3,540
Mississippi#247131 in 1,643
New Mexico#24971 in 1,385
California#263781 in 2,124
Tennessee#264151 in 2,229
Kansas#29061 in 2,655
Alabama#293121 in 2,543
Florida#293201 in 2,385
South Carolina#29491 in 2,570
Iowa#30061 in 3,943
Indiana#303131 in 3,501
Virginia#303121 in 3,086
Missouri#321101 in 3,832
Ohio#327201 in 4,636
Maryland#33061 in 4,933
North Carolina#330131 in 3,310
Wisconsin#33361 in 6,384
Illinois#342231 in 4,143
Louisiana#362111 in 3,209
Texas#372351 in 2,865
Michigan#382121 in 6,594
New York#425241 in 6,545
Pennsylvania#44191 in 10,614
New Jersey#50151 in 11,222
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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 1966

girls
#1,063
97 births · 1 in 17,445 girls
boys
#312
563 births · 1 in 3,168 boys

Top girls' names in 1966

  1. #1Lisa56,918
  2. #2Kimberly32,232
  3. #3Mary28,890
  4. #4Michelle27,159
  5. #5Karen25,450
  6. #6Susan23,776
  7. #7Patricia20,112
  8. #8Tammy18,621
  9. #9Angela18,532
  10. #10Jennifer18,215
  11. #1,063Casey97

Top boys' names in 1966

  1. #1Michael79,985
  2. #2David66,408
  3. #3James65,163
  4. #4John65,016
  5. #5Robert59,317
  6. #6William38,237
  7. #7Mark34,801
  8. #8Richard34,457
  9. #9Jeffrey30,200
  10. #10Thomas29,003
  11. #312Casey563
More about 1966

girls

1,692,177 girls got a published name in 1966; 1 in 17,445 of them was named Casey, which outranked 86.1% of the 7,624 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Casey
  1. #1,057Gertrude98
  2. #1,057Mayra98
  3. #1,057Suzann98
  4. #1,063Casey97
  5. #1,063Adriane97
  6. #1,063Celestine97
  7. #1,063Charleen97
  8. #1,072Karri96
  9. #1,072Marlena96
  10. #1,072Melva96

Tied with 8 names at #1,063; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,121Tabatha#6,539 → #418
  2. ↑ 1,469Tabitha#1,993 → #524
  3. ↑ 1,325Joell#2,247 → #922
  4. ↑ 1,047Tatia#1,715 → #668
  5. ↑ 969Nichole#1,829 → #860
Fallers
  1. ↓ 398Barb#815 → #1,213
  2. ↓ 310Jewell#952 → #1,262
  3. ↓ 288Roxie#944 → #1,232
  4. ↓ 284Aretha#818 → #1,102
  5. ↓ 280Kecia#392 → #672

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

boys

1,783,461 boys got a published name in 1966; 1 in 3,168 of them was named Casey, which outranked 93.1% of the 4,540 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Casey
  1. #309Edgar581
  2. #310Sammy570
  3. #311Hugh566
  4. #312Casey563
  5. #313Stacey559
  6. #314Everett558
  7. #314Garry558
Biggest movers since 1965
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,207Jarrod#1,720 → #513
  2. ↑ 893Heath#1,254 → #361
  3. ↑ 467Illya#1,294 → #827
  4. ↑ 419Jarrett#1,294 → #875
  5. ↑ 399Reynold#1,360 → #961
Fallers
  1. ↓ 464Quint#986 → #1,450
  2. ↓ 303Dario#934 → #1,237
  3. ↓ 299Darran#1,000 → #1,299
  4. ↓ 281Artie#897 → #1,178
  5. ↓ 268Daryn#716 → #984

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

See the top 100 for 1966 →