Fun Facts About the Name Cassady
- More than 1 thousand babies named Cassady: U.S. records list 1,172 babies given the name Cassady from 1880 through 2025. Even 87 boys received the name Cassady - about 1 boy for every 12 girls.
What Does the Name Cassady Mean?
Cassady is a variant spelling of the Irish surname Cassidy, whose established meaning is curly-haired. It comes from the Gaelic Irish Ó Caiside, meaning descendant of Caiside. Caiside is a personal byname commonly explained as based on Irish cas, meaning curly; the exact formation of the byname is not certain. The literal sense describes curly hair rather than a personality trait. Cassady is an English-language variant of Cassidy and does not point to a separate Gaelic root.
Cassady Name History & Origins
The name belongs to Gaelic Ireland. Ó Caiside is an Ulster surname associated especially with County Fermanagh. The Ó element marks descent, so the surname originally identified a family as descendants of Caiside. When Irish names were written in English, Ó Caiside was anglicized in forms such as Cassidy, and Cassady became one of the variant English spellings. The spelling difference does not indicate a separate Irish clan or a different Gaelic ancestor.
A well-known modern bearer of the Cassady spelling was Neal Cassady (1926 - 1968), whose life provided material for Jack Kerouac's On the Road. That literary association is modern and personal, not the source of the surname.
How Popular is the Name Cassady?
Cassady has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1999. Its best rank was #2,130 in 1995.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #15,381 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #13,769 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #10,642 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #10,109 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #9,536 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2015 | #12,058 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #6,772 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2013 | #6,059 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2012 | #9,852 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #6,613 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2010 | #8,353 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2009 | #5,743 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2008 | #7,136 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2007 | #6,879 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2006 | #4,843 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2005 | #4,600 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2004 | #3,642 | 40 | 0.0022% |
| 2003 | #3,816 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 2002 | #2,825 | 53 | 0.0029% |
| 2001 | #3,151 | 44 | 0.0024% |
| 2000 | #2,310 | 67 | 0.0037% |
| 1999 | #2,226 | 67 | 0.0038% |
| 1998 | #2,223 | 64 | 0.0036% |
| 1997 | #2,519 | 51 | 0.0029% |
| 1996 | #2,906 | 41 | 0.0023% |
| 1995 | #2,130 | 63 | 0.0036% |
| 1994 | #2,260 | 58 | 0.0032% |
| 1993 | #3,231 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 1992 | #5,519 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1991 | #3,649 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 1990 | #4,542 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1989 | #5,331 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1988 | #4,193 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1987 | #4,006 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1986 | #8,661 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1985 | #5,403 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1984 | #6,369 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1983 | #3,967 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1982 | #8,350 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1981 | #10,650 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #8,287 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1979 | #7,405 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1978 | #7,039 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1977 | #8,587 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | #8,588 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #9,440 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #10,608 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #10,135 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #8,632 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #6,582 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1995 | #5,177 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1993 | #6,918 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #6,763 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #6,509 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #5,270 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #6,379 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #6,418 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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