Mostly boys · peaked in 1988
Casey name popularity since 1925
193,988 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Casey (40.3% girls, 59.7% boys). Half of them were born in 1989 or earlier, so the typical Casey is about 37 years old in 2026. Casey peaked in 1988 as the #83 name for boys, and it ranked #320 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 193,988
- Named Casey, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #320
- for boys in 2025 (1,072 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 59.7% boys
- 78,095 girls · 115,893 boys
- Most popular in
- Wyoming
- 2.30× its national share
Peak year is the year Casey made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Casey births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1990. Measured as a share of all babies, Casey peaked in 1988.
- Fastest rise: Between 1969 and 1974, Casey became 2.9× more common, from 1 in 2,640 baby boys to 1 in 910.
- Steepest fall: Between 2000 and 2005, its share of baby boys fell by 41%, from 1 in 1,080 to 1 in 1,810.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Casey's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Casey.
Decade by decade
Babies named Casey in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 5 | 141 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 277 | #1,362 |
| 1940s | 48 | 571 | #997 |
| 1950s | 431 | 2,656 | #423 |
| 1960s | 959 | 4,723 | #368 |
| 1970s | 8,646 | 18,987 | #130 |
| 1980s | 27,918 | 35,968 | #86 |
| 1990s | 25,901 | 29,253 | #135 |
| 2000s | 9,121 | 12,261 | #298 |
| 2010s | 3,591 | 5,582 | #555 |
| 2020–25 | 1,475 | 5,474 | #320 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
52.3% of babies named Casey from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Casey is most popular
The index compares Casey's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Casey.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | 2.30× | 594 |
| Montana | 2.10× | 1,175 |
| Idaho | 1.99× | 1,514 |
| North Dakota | 1.97× | 1,186 |
| Utah | 1.87× | 3,043 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Casey's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Casey.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Casey (1988).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data