Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Cayce isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1935. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cayce through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,747
- 606 boys · 1,141 girls
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 70 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #6,521 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +44%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 78% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,521 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 18.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 18 in 1994. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,528 as a first name in 2020; 816 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.
Cayce’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Cayce, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Terrance
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>99% boys