Given name
Kacie
“vigilant, wakeful”·“a vigilant woman”·“one who is alert; watchful”
In English use, Kacie has a related form in Casey. Interpretations include “vigilant, wakeful” (Irish), “a vigilant woman” (Irish), and “one who is alert; watchful”. These may reflect different naming traditions. Kacie is a variant of Kacey. One Irish interpretation is “a vigilant man; one who is alert.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Kacie has a related form in Casey. Interpretations include “vigilant, wakeful” (Irish), “a vigilant woman” (Irish), and “one who is alert; watchful”. These may reflect different naming traditions. Kacie is a variant of Kacey. One Irish interpretation is “a vigilant man; one who is alert.” Kacie is a variant of Kasey. In Irish use, Kasey carries the interpretation “a vigilant woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Kacie has a related form in 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 1966. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kacie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 12,839
- 57 boys · 12,782 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 518 babies
- 2025
- 106
- #1,868 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −10%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 106 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,868 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 14.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 512 in 1998. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (12). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 11,075 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.
Kacie’s family of names
In English usage, Kacie has a related form in Casey. Kacie has a related form in Kasey. Kacie has a related form in Kacey.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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