Given name
Cacey
“vigilant, wakeful”·“a vigilant woman”·“one who is alert; watchful”
Cacey is a variant of Casey. Interpretations include “vigilant, wakeful” (Irish), “a vigilant woman” (Irish), and “one who is alert; watchful”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Cacey is a variant of Casey. Interpretations include “vigilant, wakeful” (Irish), “a vigilant woman” (Irish), and “one who is alert; watchful”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Cacey is a variant of Casey. An origin associated with Casey is Irish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cacey through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 230
- 23 boys · 207 girls
- Most popular year
- 1985
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 7 in 1985. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 384 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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