Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Cassey is a variant of Cassandra. An origin associated with Cassandra is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1968. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cassey through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,846
- 155 boys · 1,691 girls
- Most popular year
- 1986
- 98 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −75%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 0% boys.
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 98 in 1986. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,713 as a first name in 2020; 276 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.
Cassey’s family of names
Cassey has a related form in Cassandra.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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