Fun Facts About the Name Kase
- More than 4 thousand babies named Kase: U.S. records list 4,848 babies given the name Kase from 1880 through 2025. Even 7 girls received the name Kase - about 1 girl for every 692 boys.
What Does the Name Kase Mean?
Kase is an English given name generally treated as a variant spelling of Casey, an Irish name meaning 'vigilant' or 'watchful.' Casey comes from the Irish surname Ó Cathasaigh, which means 'descendant of Cathasach.' The personal name Cathasach is derived from the Irish word cathasach, usually glossed as 'vigilant' or 'watchful.' The literal sense of the surname is 'descendant of the vigilant one,' while the customary meaning given to the given name is simply 'vigilant.' The K- spelling is an English respelling, not a separate Gaelic root. It is unrelated to German Käse ('cheese') or Estonian kase ('birch'), which are similar-looking words from other languages.
Kase Name History & Origins
Casey began as an Irish family name. The Gaelic form Ó Cathasaigh was borne by several unrelated Irish families, and English recorders spelled it in various ways, including Casey and O'Casey. Like many Irish surnames, Casey was later adopted as a first name in English-speaking countries, especially in the United States. Kase is a later spelling of that given name, formed by dropping the final -y and using an initial K. This kind of respelling is common in English given names, but it does not by itself point to a different origin. The name's Irish roots lie in the byname Cathasach; the element cath ('battle') appears in several old Irish names, though the precise development of Cathasach is not fully certain. No separate Gaelic origin for the Kase spelling is established.
How Popular is the Name Kase?
Kase recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2018. Its best rank was #618 in 2018.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | #13,101 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,115 | 192 | 0.0112% |
| 2024 | #964 | 233 | 0.0136% |
| 2023 | #1,038 | 211 | 0.0123% |
| 2022 | #865 | 278 | 0.0159% |
| 2021 | #825 | 289 | 0.0165% |
| 2020 | #837 | 273 | 0.0158% |
| 2019 | #688 | 369 | 0.0206% |
| 2018 | #618 | 433 | 0.0239% |
| 2017 | #708 | 346 | 0.0187% |
| 2016 | #765 | 317 | 0.0167% |
| 2015 | #823 | 275 | 0.0144% |
| 2014 | #792 | 291 | 0.0152% |
| 2013 | #832 | 258 | 0.0136% |
| 2012 | #962 | 209 | 0.0110% |
| 2011 | #1,401 | 119 | 0.0063% |
| 2010 | #1,770 | 84 | 0.0044% |
| 2009 | #1,646 | 96 | 0.0048% |
| 2008 | #2,101 | 66 | 0.0032% |
| 2007 | #2,103 | 65 | 0.0031% |
| 2006 | #2,683 | 44 | 0.0021% |
| 2005 | #2,546 | 44 | 0.0022% |
| 2004 | #2,621 | 41 | 0.0021% |
| 2003 | #2,819 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 2002 | #2,850 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 2001 | #3,567 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 2000 | #2,954 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 1999 | #2,829 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 1998 | #3,054 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1997 | #3,968 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1996 | #6,262 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #5,332 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1994 | #3,828 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1993 | #5,574 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1992 | #5,069 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1991 | #7,765 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #5,602 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #4,669 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1988 | #6,853 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #6,541 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #6,329 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #6,837 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #5,872 | 6 | 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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