Casey

Irish

"brave in battle"

Casey Origin and Meaning

The name Casey is a girl's name of Irish origin meaning "brave in battle".

One of the original unisex Irish surname names, energetic Casey bounced onto the scene in the 1960s, then peaked in the 1980s for both boys and girls. Today Casey is having a resurgence for both girls and boys and re-entered the charts on the girls' side, likely due to the character Kayce Dutton (pronounced like Casey) on the hit show Yellowstone.

"Casey at the Bat" is an 1888 poem by Ernest Thayer.

Casey Rank in US Top 1000

# 946 in the US

Casey Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 873 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Casey

• 946 US 2022
• 873 Nameberry 2025
• 49 Unique 2023
• 920 England 2021

20 Names Similar to Casey

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Casey.

• Robyn
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• Cheyenne
• Jemma
• Jillian
• Dani
• Lynn
• Maddie
• Leigh
• Renee
• Sidney
• Miley
• Jessie
• Whitney
• Kacey
• Jordan
• Lesley
• Kassidy
• Macy
• Gracelyn

Famous People Named Casey

• Cathryn Rose "Casey" Wilson American actress and comedienne
• Casey Donovan Australian pop singer ("Australian Idol")
• Casey Jones American reality TV personality ("Quints By Surprise")
• Sale Trotter Case "Casey" Johnson American heiress
• Casey Beau Reinhardt American actress
• Dr. Casey Jordan American criminologist and legal analyst
• Cassandra "Casey" Jenner daughter of TV personality and former Olympian Caitlyn Jenner; stepsister to the Kardashians
• Casey Patricia Desmond American pop singer
• Casey Dellacqua Australian tennis player
• Casey Marie Anthony American woman accused of murdering her toddler daughter, Caylee
• Casey Cole daughter of singer Nat King Cole; twin sister Timolin Cole
• Casey Lee Williams American actress and singer, daughter of Jeff Williams of web series "RWBY"
• Casey Jean Stoney English football player
• Casey Marie Short American soccer player

The name Casey in Pop Culture

• Casey Cartwright main character on TV's "Greek"
• Casey McDonald character on TV's "Life with Derek"
• Casey yellow golden retriever in the world of illustrator Lisa Frank; brother Caymus
• Casey Hedges character on TV's "Grey's Anatomy"
• Casey "Cici" Cooper character in film "Scream 2"
• Casey Matthis character in film "We're the Millers"
• Casey Shraeger character on TV's "The Unusuals"
• Casey Novak character on TV's "Law & Order: SVU"
• Casey Poe character in 1997 film "Con Air"
• Casey Carlyle character in 2005 film "Ice Princess"
• Casey Newton character in 2015 film "Tomorrowland"
• Casey Cooke character in 2016 film "Split"
• Casey Jean "C.J." Parker character on the TV show "Baywatch" portrayed by Pamela Anderson