boys' name ★ peaked 2014

Case

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #733 Trend ↓ Falling 27%

Case is an English language name, usually a surname but sometimes a given name.

Rank 2025
#733
among boys · ↓10 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
359
named Case · -1% vs 2024
How common
1 in 4,758
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2014
623 babies
All-time total
9,926
#1,212 all-time among boys
First recorded
1959
in Social Security records

Case popularity over time

9,926 babies have been named Case since 1959, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2014Boys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s 5 1 – #4,070
1960s 46 5 +820% #3,415
1970s 114 11 +148% #2,474
1980s 279 28 +145% #1,730
1990s 532 53 +91% #1,311
2000s 1,583 158 +198% #854
2010s 4,926 493 +211% #468
2020s (to 2025) 2,441 407 -17% #576

Where Case is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 341 0.20 outside top 500
2027 327 0.19 outside top 500
2028 315 0.18 outside top 500
2029 305 0.18 outside top 500
2030 297 0.17 outside top 500

Where Case is most popular

Boys named Case per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.227 per 1,000. Strongest in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Iowa.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Case born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Arkansas 65 1.03 +353%
Oklahoma 72 0.814 +259%
Iowa 54 0.783 +245%
Kentucky 67 0.668 +194%
Alabama 61 0.558 +146%
Louisiana 55 0.538 +137%
Tennessee 95 0.526 +132%
Mississippi 29 0.510 +125%
South Dakota 8 0.430 +90%
Texas 374 0.424 +87%
Ohio 109 0.411 +81%
Missouri 56 0.404 +78%
Minnesota 46 0.375 +65%
Indiana 52 0.324 +43%
Georgia 80 0.316 +39%
West Virginia 10 0.306 +35%
Montana 5 0.284 +25%
Kansas 19 0.277 +22%
Michigan 54 0.264 +16%
North Carolina 63 0.247 +9%
Colorado 30 0.232 ≈ national
Utah 22 0.230 ≈ national
Pennsylvania 50 0.188 -17%
Illinois 44 0.172 -24%
Virginia 31 0.163 -28%
Florida 77 0.163 -28%
South Carolina 16 0.155 -32%
Idaho 5 0.122 -46%
Wisconsin 13 0.110 -52%
Arizona 14 0.086 -62%
Oregon 5 0.066 -71%
California 57 0.062 -73%
Maryland 6 0.050 -78%
Washington 6 0.037 -84%
New York 14 0.032 -86%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Case

Case is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #733 in 2025 with 359 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1959, 9,926 American babies have been named Case. Its peak came in 2014, when 623 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Case stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Case?

The median living Case is about 10 years old; half are between 6 and 16. An estimated 9,800 people named Case are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Case year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 359 #733
2024 364 #723
2023 372 #715
2022 426 #650
2021 438 #629
2020 482 #576
2019 517 #544
2018 560 #508
2017 442 #601
2016 518 #554
2015 527 #542
2014 623 #468
2013 531 #507
2012 527 #505
2011 352 #671
2010 329 #708
2009 250 #854
2008 207 #966
2007 211 #940
2006 196 #949
2005 147 #1,117
2004 139 #1,133
2003 117 #1,233
2002 136 #1,090
2001 94 #1,357
2000 86 #1,432
1995 47 #1,844
1990 38 #1,976
1985 31 #1,871
1980 16 #2,847
1975 11 #3,273
1970 6 #4,307
1965 5 #3,991
1960 5 #4,116
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Case, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Case?

The median living Case is about 10 years old. Half of all living Cases are between 6 and 16 years old.

How many people named Case are alive today?

An estimated 9,800 people named Case are alive in the United States, based on 9,926 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Case mean?

Case is an English language name, usually a surname but sometimes a given name.

How popular is the name Case in 2025?

Case ranked #733 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 359 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Case?

9,926 babies have been named Case in the United States since 1959, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Case most popular?

Case peaked in 2014, when 623 newborns received the name.

Is Case a boy or girl name?

Case is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Case rising or falling?

Case is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Case become more popular?

Case is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 297 boys named Case in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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