Given name & surname
Case
“refers to a chest or box”
Case is used as a given name and a surname. One French interpretation is “refers to a chest or box.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One French interpretation is “refers to a chest or box.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is French.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1959. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Case through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 9,926
- 9,926 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 623 babies
- 2025
- 359
- #733 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −22%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 359 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 733 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 22.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 623 in 2014. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (57). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 7,457 as a first name in 2020; 38,337 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.
Case’s family of names
Case has a related form in Cace. In English usage, Case has a related form in CASH. In English usage, Case has a related form in KASE.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Case
- Case KeenumAmerican football player (born 1988)
- Case BroderickAmerican politician (1839-1920)
- CaseAmerican singerborn 1975
- Case WalkerAmerican actor and singerborn 2003
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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