Girls' name · since 1978
Kassey
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 738 babies named Kassey, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,217 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,592 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 738
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
738 babies have been named Kassey since 1978, making it today's #13592 girls' name.
Kassey has 738 recorded births among girls since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13592 as of the latest data, more common than 21% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #9,217 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,592 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 738 born since 1978
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kassey ranks #9,217 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,592 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 738 born since 1978, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,217 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,592 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 738
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kassey's 738 recorded births place it above 87.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Kassey compares
738 Top 38% higher than 62% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kassey's all-time total is 96% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kassey | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 738 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 21 | 19,840 |
Kassey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kassey's full recorded timeline at 2001, 34% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 66% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2009, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 37 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kassey popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Kassey popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1990 (Kassey as boys' name)
Kassey by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (249 births, 34% of the file).
1990s was Kassey's strongest decade.
249 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Kassey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 21
1970s
21 births
- 1980s
1980s
189 births
- 1990s
1990s
249 births
- 2000s
2000s
134 births
- 2010s 87
2010s
87 births
- 2020s 58
2020s
58 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 249 births (34% of all-time use).
How Kassey compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Kassey's total volume
Kassey by state
Where Kassey concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16 | 2.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 12 | 1.6% |
16 of 738 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Kassey's data
- Kassey's decade-level peak was the 1990s (249 total births); usage has since declined to 58 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Kasseys (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kassey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~47 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1978–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kassey draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.