Given name & surname

Kase

“refers to a chest or box”

In English use, Kase has a related form in Case. One French interpretation is “refers to a chest or box.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

In English use, Kase has a related form in Case. One French interpretation is “refers to a chest or box.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

In English use, Kase has a related form in Case. An origin associated with Case is French.

Explained through its name family

How it developed

From German Käse.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1983. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Kase through the years

Babies since 1880
4,849
4,842 boys · 7 girls
Most popular year
2018
433 babies
2025
192
#1,115 for boys
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−31%
Easing
010020030020002025Highest share 2018112
Kase in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1983–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

Where it’s given

Most at home inIdaho, Arkansas, Louisiana
FewerMore, relative to births Not published
2025 births by state of birth. Tiles are equal-sized so small states stay visible. Highest rates: Idaho (6), Arkansas (8), Louisiana (9), Oklahoma (6), Utah (6).

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 192 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,115 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 30.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 433 in 2018. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (37). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,172 as a first name in 2020; 1,418 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.

Kase’s family of names

In English usage, Kase has a related form in Case.

Walk Kase’s family in the name graph

KaseKazeKasëCase

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

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.

Similar names

If you love Kase, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Scottish · Modern

Kade

“from the wetlands”

65FamiliarRising

99% boys · 1% girls

Modern

Karson

“from the swamp” · “a free man”

62FamiliarEasing

95% boys · 5% girls

English · Modern

Canyon

“from the footpath” · “from the deep ravine”

41UncommonRising

92% boys · 8% girls

Modern

Karter

“a transporter of merchandise” · “one who transports goods; one who drives a cart”

70CommonEasing

86% boys · 14% girls

English · Modern

Kamden

“from the winding valley”

55FamiliarEasing

96% boys · 4% girls

African · Modern

Kazi

“a hardworking man”

32RareRising fast

79% boys · 21% girls

Modern

Kashton

Kashton is a masculine given name.

63FamiliarRising

99% boys · 1% girls

Modern

Kyrie

“a lord” · “having dark features”

70CommonSteady

93% boys · 7% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Kase’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A brother for Kase