CASEY  

Gender: M
Origin: Irish
Meaning: "brave in battle"

Popularity in 2008: #336

A name with a big wide grin, Irish, friendly, and open, and associated with several American folk heroes. Not as popular as it once was, but still in the Top 400.

Nicknames & Variations:
Cayce, Cace, Kasey, Kasen, Kacy, Caycey, Kacey, Cacey

Casey is being discussed in our message boards:

• Ways to get to Betty?
• Irish boy's names (poll)
• Unisex name game
• Build a sibling set together!
• Drop 2 add 1-girls names!

Read Nameberry blog posts about Casey:

• THE SOFTER SIDE OF BOYS' NAMES
• UNISEX NAMES: What's Hot, What's Not