Given name & surname
Kasey
“a vigilant woman”·“vigilant, wakeful”·“one who is alert; watchful”
In English use, Kasey 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. Kasey is a variant of Kacey. One Irish interpretation is “a vigilant man; one who is alert.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Irish use, Kasey carries the interpretation “a vigilant woman.” In English use, Kasey 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. Kasey is a variant of Kacey. One Irish interpretation is “a vigilant man; one who is alert.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Irish.
How it developed
Kasey is used as a form of Casey.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1950. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kasey through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 45,949
- 12,623 boys · 33,326 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 1,800 babies
- 2025
- 285
- #1,162 for boys · #1,876 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +4%
- Steady
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 44% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 180 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,162 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 68.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 467 in 1990. It also appeared in 105 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (19). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 39,152 as a first name in 2020; 923 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.
Kasey’s family of names
In English usage, Kasey has a related form in Casey. Kasey is a form of Casey. Kasey has a related form in Kacie.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 24
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 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Kasey
- Kasey KellerAmerican soccer player (born 1969)
- Kasey SmithIrish singerborn 1990
- Kasey KahneAmerican racing driverborn 1980
- Kasey RogersAmerican actress (1925-2006)
- Kasey PalmerEnglish association football player (born 1996)
- Kasey ChambersAustralian country singer-songwriter and musicianborn 1976
- Kasey McAteerIrish-English footballer (born 2001)
- Kasey Carlsonswimmerborn 1991
- Kasey Perry-GlassAmerican equestrianborn 1987
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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