Girls' name · since 1975

Kassidy

21,282 babies named Kassidy in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#1,026 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#1,039 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
21,282
born since 1975
2000s
peak decade

Kassidy currently ranks #1039 among girls' names in America, with 21,282 babies recorded since 1975.

Kassidy has 21,282 recorded births among girls since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1039 as of the latest data, more common than 94% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.

  • #1,026 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #1,039 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 21,282 born since 1975
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kassidy ranks #1,026 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,039 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 21,282 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.

#1,026 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#1,039 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
21,282
born since 1975
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%93.9%
Kassidy vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Kassidy's 21,282 recorded births place it above 98.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

49 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

49 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Kassidy compares

21,282 Top 6% higher than 94% 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

Kassidy's all-time total is 57x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Kassidy Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 21,282 376 567,345
Peak-year births 1,007 21 19,840

Kassidy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Kassidy's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 71% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 29%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 1,007, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Kassidy popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2000)
1,007
Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
05001,0001,500 19751983199019972004201120182025 240

Kassidy popularity over time - boys

433 total births recorded since 1982 (Kassidy as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 433 births
0510152025 19821988199520022008201420202025 7

Kassidy by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (7,805 births, 37% of the file).

2000s was Kassidy's strongest decade.

7,805 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.

Kassidy births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 7,805 births (37% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Kassidy 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 Kassidy's total volume

Kassidy vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -46, 5%-142, 1.8%-63, 6.6%-49, 4.6%-113, 3.8%-123, 2.9%-53, 8.1%-146, 2.6%-146, 3%-56, 6.2%-146, 2.1%-66, 4.1%-80, 4.8%-145, 2.6%-146, 5%Kassidy-51, 4.7%Kassidy
Kassidy vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Kassidy by state

Where Kassidy concentrates geographically, total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Kassidy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
1,925 9.0%
#2 California
1,869 8.8%
#3 Florida
915 4.3%
#4 Georgia
853 4.0%
#5 Michigan
814 3.8%
#6 Pennsylvania
807 3.8%
#7 Ohio
792 3.7%
#8 North Carolina
784 3.7%
Texas share of Kassidy's total US births 9.0%
Even split

1,925 of 21,282 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.

Kassidy appears in 49 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kassidy?
Since 1975, Social Security records show 21,282 babies named Kassidy. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #1,026 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #1,039 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2000, with 1,007 births.
Where does Kassidy sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kassidy ranks #1,026 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,039 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Kassidy most popular?
Kassidy was most popular in the 2000s decade with 7,805 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
Where is Kassidy most popular?
The top states for the name Kassidy are Texas (1,925 births), California (1,869 births), Florida (915 births).
How long has the name Kassidy been used?
Kassidy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 51 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Kassidy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kassandra, Kasey, Kasandra, Kassie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Kassidy's data

  • Kassidy's decade-level peak was the 2000s (7,805 total births); usage has since declined to 1,979 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Kassidys (1,925 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Kassidy

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Kassidy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1975–2025 (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 Kassidy 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.