Given name & surname
Cacy
“vigilant, wakeful”·“a vigilant woman”·“one who is alert; watchful”
Cacy 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
Cacy 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
Cacy 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 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cacy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 52
- 0 boys · 52 girls
- Most popular year
- 1979
- 7 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 girls is 6 in 2001. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 184 as a first name in 2020; 312 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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