Fun Facts About the Name Kassidy
- More than 21 thousand babies named Kassidy: U.S. records list 21,710 babies given the name Kassidy from 1880 through 2025. Even 433 boys received the name Kassidy - about 1 boy for every 49 girls.
What Does the Name Kassidy Mean?
Kassidy is a variant spelling of Cassidy, an Irish name traditionally meaning "curly-haired." It comes from the Gaelic surname Ó Caiside, a patronymic meaning "descendant of Caiside." Caiside was a personal name or byname, usually connected with the Irish word cas, "curly" or "twisted." The K spelling is an English-language variant of the same name, not a separate Irish form.
Kassidy Name History & Origins
The name comes from the Irish surname Ó Caiside, which arose in Gaelic Ulster. As a patronymic, it identified a person as a descendant of Caiside. The family associated with the surname was centered in County Fermanagh, and traditional accounts describe the Ó Caiside as a learned family, hereditary poets to the Maguire lords of Fermanagh. The surname was anglicized in various forms, including Cassidy and O'Cassidy, and it spread to English-speaking countries through migration.
Cassidy later became a given name in the English-speaking world. Kassidy is a modern spelling variant of that given name. The initial K is an English respelling; the Irish language traditionally uses C, so the change does not reflect a different Gaelic origin. The name's development as a first name is therefore tied to the history of Cassidy rather than to an independent Irish personal name.
How Popular is the Name Kassidy?
Kassidy recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2000. Its best rank was #314 in 2000.
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 | #1,039 | 240 | 0.0149% |
| 2024 | #978 | 265 | 0.0164% |
| 2023 | #958 | 272 | 0.0170% |
| 2022 | #824 | 340 | 0.0207% |
| 2021 | #689 | 419 | 0.0256% |
| 2020 | #652 | 442 | 0.0274% |
| 2019 | #646 | 450 | 0.0268% |
| 2018 | #599 | 508 | 0.0299% |
| 2017 | #512 | 613 | 0.0355% |
| 2016 | #502 | 621 | 0.0351% |
| 2015 | #465 | 687 | 0.0385% |
| 2014 | #437 | 732 | 0.0410% |
| 2013 | #430 | 707 | 0.0403% |
| 2012 | #467 | 668 | 0.0379% |
| 2011 | #488 | 607 | 0.0345% |
| 2010 | #461 | 670 | 0.0377% |
| 2009 | #447 | 706 | 0.0384% |
| 2008 | #490 | 644 | 0.0341% |
| 2007 | #481 | 673 | 0.0350% |
| 2006 | #454 | 694 | 0.0365% |
| 2005 | #423 | 733 | 0.0397% |
| 2004 | #402 | 757 | 0.0412% |
| 2003 | #395 | 770 | 0.0421% |
| 2002 | #339 | 889 | 0.0495% |
| 2001 | #332 | 930 | 0.0517% |
| 2000 | #314 | 1,007 | 0.0555% |
| 1999 | #324 | 948 | 0.0534% |
| 1998 | #366 | 784 | 0.0444% |
| 1997 | #362 | 765 | 0.0439% |
| 1996 | #436 | 586 | 0.0334% |
| 1995 | #427 | 608 | 0.0346% |
| 1994 | #535 | 460 | 0.0258% |
| 1993 | #870 | 223 | 0.0123% |
| 1992 | #1,292 | 132 | 0.0072% |
| 1991 | #1,590 | 96 | 0.0051% |
| 1990 | #1,679 | 88 | 0.0046% |
| 1989 | #1,400 | 107 | 0.0058% |
| 1988 | #1,977 | 61 | 0.0034% |
| 1987 | #2,081 | 53 | 0.0030% |
| 1986 | #1,874 | 60 | 0.0035% |
| 1985 | #1,890 | 59 | 0.0034% |
| 1984 | #2,359 | 41 | 0.0024% |
| 1983 | #2,142 | 46 | 0.0028% |
| 1982 | #3,472 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1981 | #3,381 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 1980 | #3,557 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 1979 | #5,230 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1978 | #4,154 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 1976 | #6,905 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1975 | #8,458 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,193 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #11,625 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #10,241 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #7,504 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2021 | #5,450 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2020 | #5,836 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2019 | #5,685 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2018 | #5,912 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2017 | #4,843 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2016 | #6,191 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2015 | #6,145 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2014 | #6,854 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2013 | #7,297 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #7,850 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #5,819 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2010 | #6,215 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2009 | #6,274 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2008 | #13,593 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 2007 | #7,356 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #6,285 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #5,736 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2004 | #10,676 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #9,165 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #11,607 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #11,308 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #6,818 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1998 | #7,214 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1997 | #5,874 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #7,563 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1995 | #6,693 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1994 | #7,367 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #5,576 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1991 | #5,295 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1990 | #3,875 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1989 | #7,447 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #5,008 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1987 | #4,105 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1986 | #6,335 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #6,171 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #4,072 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1983 | #4,322 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1982 | #4,813 | 8 | 0.0004% |
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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