Casey

Meaning: Its source is Cathasaigh, an Irish Gaelic name meaning "Alert."

Origin: "Cathasaigh."

Languages: This boy's name is used in English.

Nicknames: Cass

Alternative Spellings: Cacey, Cayce, Kasey and Casy

Variant Forms: Casen

Source Forms: Cathasaigh

Popularity: The name Casey ranked 230th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 268th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

This name first made its appearance on state popularity lists of the 1990s, and has been trending upward in usage ever since.

Narrative: The popularity of this name owes a great deal to the American railroad engineer, Casey Jones (1863-1900), who sacrificed his life to save his passengers in an incident memorialized in legend and song. He was born Johnathan Luther Jones, and derived his famous nickname from his home town of Cayce, Kentucky.

Sports

Charles Dillon ''Casey'' Stengel (born 1889, died 1975)
American baseball player and manager.
- Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1966 (see list of Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame)

Stage and Screen

Casey Affleck
American actor
- Starred in 200 Cigarettes, To Die For (see list of see Hollywood Freshmen)
Casey Kasem
Longtime host of radio's ''American Top 40.''
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio (see list of Radio Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)


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Caci
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Cascy
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Casie
Cassee
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Cassi
Cassie
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Cassye
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Cayci
Cayse
Caysie
Cazzi
Chassey
Chassie
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Chesea

Teasing Nicknames:

Space Case
Spacey Casey
Basket Case
Pastry
Pastey
Chaos
Casey, Casey toilet facey
K.C. and the Sunshine Band
Kasey Kasem
Casey Jones
K.C. and Jo Jo
Casey at Bat

Meaning: Its source is Cathasaigh, a Gaelic name meaning "Alert."

Origin: "Cathasaigh."

Languages: This girl's name is used in English.

Nickname For: Cassandra

Nicknames: Cass and Kace

Alternative Spellings: Cacey, Caci, Cacy, Casie, Cassye, Cayci, Caysie, Kacee, Kacey, Kaci, Kacie, Kacy, Kacye, Kaissie, Kasee, Kasey, Kasi, Kasie, Kaycee, Kayci, Kaycie, Kaysee and Kaysie

Variant Forms: Cascy, Casi, Cassee, Cassey, Casy, Cayce, Cayse, Cazzi, Kasci, Kayce, Kayse, Casse and Casen

Popularity: The name Casey ranked 269th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 461st in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

This name first made its appearance on state popularity lists before 1993, but is becoming less commonly used. In some cases, it has fallen off the lists altogether.

Narrative: The popularity of this name owes a great deal to American railroad engineer Casey Jones (1863-1900), who sacrificed his life to save his passengers in an incident memorialized in legend and song. He was born Johnathan Luther Jones, and derived his famous nickname from his hometown of Cayce, Kentucky.