Fun Facts About the Name Kacee
- More than 2 thousand babies named Kacee: U.S. records list 2,524 babies given the name Kacee from 1880 through 2025. Even 290 boys received the name Kacee - about 1 boy for every 8 girls.
What Does the Name Kacee Mean?
Kacee is a modern spelling of Casey, a name of Irish Gaelic origin. It comes from the Irish surname Ó Cathasaigh, meaning "descendant of Cathasach." The personal name Cathasach is a byname built on the Irish word cathasach, "watchful" or "vigilant." A related but secondary line of explanation traces the element cath, "battle," and gives the sense "warlike" or "brave in battle." The usual established meaning for the name is the first one: watchful or vigilant. The -ee ending is an English spelling choice rather than part of the Irish original, so it changes how the name looks without changing its meaning.
Kacee Name History & Origins
The source name is the Irish surname Ó Cathasaigh, from a clan name meaning "descendant of Cathasach." As with many Irish surnames, it was anglicized in a variety of ways; Casey became the standard English form. In Ireland the surname was long established, and it appears among the families of the counties of Munster and Leinster.
Casey moved into use as a given name in the English-speaking world, first for boys and later also for girls. The feminine use brought with it respelled forms such as Kacie, Kasey, and Kacee, where the spelling signals a girl's name while the pronunciation stays the same. A well-known literary association is the American poet and short-story writer Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Raven" a poem that answers with "Nevermore." That is a famous use of the word as a word, not the origin of the personal name, so it should not be confused with the name's Irish source.
How Popular is the Name Kacee?
Kacee 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 1989. Its best rank was #1,532 in 1989.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #8,137 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2023 | #6,527 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2022 | #10,020 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2021 | #7,805 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2020 | #5,557 | 22 | 0.0014% |
| 2019 | #4,390 | 32 | 0.0019% |
| 2018 | #4,504 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 2017 | #4,334 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 2016 | #4,298 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 2015 | #5,741 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2014 | #4,501 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 2013 | #5,209 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2012 | #5,169 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2011 | #6,709 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2010 | #4,064 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 2009 | #5,004 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2008 | #3,399 | 49 | 0.0026% |
| 2007 | #4,872 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 2006 | #3,033 | 56 | 0.0029% |
| 2005 | #4,063 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 2004 | #4,870 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2003 | #5,685 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2002 | #2,992 | 49 | 0.0027% |
| 2001 | #4,262 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2000 | #2,798 | 52 | 0.0029% |
| 1999 | #2,515 | 57 | 0.0032% |
| 1998 | #2,136 | 68 | 0.0038% |
| 1997 | #2,273 | 60 | 0.0034% |
| 1996 | #2,387 | 55 | 0.0031% |
| 1995 | #1,944 | 71 | 0.0040% |
| 1994 | #2,151 | 63 | 0.0035% |
| 1993 | #1,633 | 93 | 0.0051% |
| 1992 | #1,767 | 83 | 0.0045% |
| 1991 | #1,942 | 72 | 0.0038% |
| 1990 | #1,772 | 82 | 0.0043% |
| 1989 | #1,532 | 93 | 0.0050% |
| 1988 | #1,592 | 82 | 0.0046% |
| 1987 | #1,575 | 80 | 0.0046% |
| 1986 | #1,922 | 58 | 0.0034% |
| 1985 | #1,956 | 56 | 0.0033% |
| 1984 | #2,094 | 48 | 0.0029% |
| 1983 | #1,891 | 55 | 0.0033% |
| 1982 | #2,391 | 41 | 0.0024% |
| 1981 | #2,096 | 49 | 0.0029% |
| 1980 | #2,322 | 42 | 0.0025% |
| 1979 | #2,642 | 34 | 0.0021% |
| 1978 | #3,323 | 23 | 0.0015% |
| 1977 | #3,424 | 22 | 0.0014% |
| 1976 | #3,867 | 17 | 0.0012% |
| 1975 | #3,002 | 24 | 0.0016% |
| 1974 | #3,766 | 17 | 0.0012% |
| 1973 | #5,760 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1972 | #4,180 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1971 | #6,912 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1970 | #7,463 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1966 | #7,032 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #6,295 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2023 | #5,155 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2022 | #5,736 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2021 | #6,176 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2020 | #6,453 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2018 | #11,450 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #10,210 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #10,065 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #9,209 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #10,240 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2011 | #13,304 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #13,442 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #13,554 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 2007 | #11,639 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #7,979 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #12,274 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #11,803 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #10,022 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #9,904 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #8,657 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #8,289 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1998 | #6,061 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #7,688 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1996 | #6,805 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1995 | #8,322 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #8,270 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #5,188 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1992 | #6,393 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #6,899 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #4,838 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1989 | #5,923 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #4,601 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1987 | #5,783 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1986 | #4,660 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1980 | #6,749 | 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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