Cassidy

Irish

"curly-headed"

Cassidy Origin and Meaning

The name Cassidy is a boy's name of Irish origin meaning "curly-headed".

A lean and lanky Irish cowboy name with great nickname potential to boot (Cass or Sid are both options). This is one of the great under-rated American names!

Cassidy Rank in US Top 1000

# 991 in the US

Cassidy Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 812 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Cassidy

• 812 Nameberry 2025
• 979 Unique 2018

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Famous People Named Cassidy

• Cassidy stage name of Barry Adrian Reese, American rapper
• Butch Cassidy American outlaw
• David Cassidy American actor, singer, songwriter, and guitarist
• Shaun Cassidy American TV producer/creator, screenwriter, and former singer and actor
• Patrick Cassidy American actor
• Jack Cassidy American singer and actor of stage, film, and television

The name Cassidy in Pop Culture

• Cassidy "Beaver" Casablancas character on TV's "Veronica Mars"
• Cassidy character from movie "The Thing Below"
• Cassidy main character in the comic book and TV series Preacher
• Cassidy character on TV's "Fame"
• Clint Cassidy main character in TV series "Doc", played by Billy Ray Cyrus
• Charles Parnell Cassidy main character in novel and TV film "Cassidy"
• "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid " film
• "Cassidy " a Grateful Dead song
• Sean Cassidy better known as 'Banshee' is a mutant from the X,Men comics and the movie X,Men: First Class