Recorded 1976–1999 Unisex name Peak 1985 122 births

Casy — boys' name

122 babies named Casy in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s101980s641990s48
1980s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Casy was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

13 babies were named Casy in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Casy

The Social Security Administration has registered 122 babies named Casy between 1976 and 1999, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Casy currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 13 babies received it in a single year. Casy is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 86 additional births since 1978.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Casy performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 64 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Casy shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Casy in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 122 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Casy at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

122

Since 1976

24 years of records

Peak year

1985

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1976

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1999

Casy popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1976

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1985)
13
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
468101214 1999199419901986198219791976 5

Casy popularity over time — girls

86 total births recorded since 1978 (Casy as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 86 births
4681012 2000199819901987198519831978 5

Casy by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
64 births that decade — 52% of Casy's all-time total
1970s101980s641990s48

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Casy?
122 babies have been named Casy since 1976. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1985 with 13 births.
When was Casy most popular?
Casy was most popular in the 1980s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Is Casy a unisex name?
Yes, Casy is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 122 births, and as a girl's name it has 86 births.
How long has the name Casy been used?
Casy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 24 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Casy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Casey, Cash, Cason, Case, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1976–1999 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.