Unisex name ★ peaked 1999

Cassidy

Meaning descendant of Caiside Gender Unisex · 94% girls Rank 2025 #541 Trend ↓ Falling 24%

From the Irish surname, Anglicized from Ó Caiside (“descendant of Caiside”), from cas (“curly-haired”).

Rank 2025
#541
among girls · ↓63 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
609
named Cassidy · -14% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,880
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1999
3,449 babies
All-time total
64,583
#524 all-time among girls
First recorded
1968
in Social Security records

Cassidy popularity over time

64,583 babies have been named Cassidy since 1968, 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
0.631.251.882.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

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 Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s 5 10 15 2 – #7,620
1970s 523 351 874 87 +5727% #1,205
1980s 3,341 1,136 4,477 448 +412% #487
1990s 20,659 900 21,559 2,156 +382% #99
2000s 21,180 481 21,661 2,166 0% #107
2010s 11,235 553 11,788 1,179 -46% #247
2020s (to 2025) 3,905 304 4,209 702 -40% #411

Where Cassidy is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (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 girls Implied rank
2026 533 0.33 outside top 500
2027 512 0.32 outside top 500
2028 495 0.31 outside top 500
2029 481 0.30 outside top 500
2030 470 0.29 outside top 500

Where Cassidy is most popular

Girls named Cassidy per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.387 per 1,000. Strongest in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey.

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

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Cassidy 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 Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Maryland 87 0.821 +112%
Pennsylvania 183 0.774 +100%
New Jersey 136 0.753 +95%
Colorado 77 0.690 +78%
Massachusetts 81 0.670 +73%
Connecticut 37 0.636 +64%
Mississippi 29 0.620 +60%
Michigan 112 0.615 +59%
Utah 49 0.589 +52%
Virginia 99 0.581 +50%
Georgia 117 0.515 +33%
Louisiana 45 0.514 +33%
North Carolina 117 0.514 +33%
Ohio 115 0.485 +25%
Washington 69 0.478 +23%
Illinois 108 0.472 +22%
Alabama 44 0.469 +21%
Arizona 64 0.456 +18%
California 376 0.447 +16%
Delaware 5 0.441 +14%
Wisconsin 45 0.437 +13%
Nevada 20 0.431 +11%
Oregon 28 0.430 +11%
Missouri 49 0.407 +5%
New York 156 0.394 ≈ national
Tennessee 61 0.385 ≈ national
Florida 154 0.360 -7%
Idaho 12 0.359 -7%
South Dakota 5 0.350 -10%
South Carolina 31 0.345 -11%
Indiana 48 0.342 -12%
Kentucky 27 0.316 -18%
Iowa 18 0.308 -20%
Kansas 17 0.295 -24%
Texas 235 0.292 -25%
Minnesota 30 0.278 -28%
Oklahoma 20 0.272 -30%
New Hampshire 5 0.271 -30%
Arkansas 12 0.227 -41%
New Mexico 5 0.206 -47%
West Virginia 5 0.191 -51%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
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 Cassidy

Cassidy is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #541 in 2025 with 558 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1968, 64,583 American babies have been named Cassidy, about 94% girls and 6% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 1999, when 3,449 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

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 Cassidy stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Cassidy?

The median living Cassidy is about 24 years old; half are between 16 and 29. An estimated 64 thousand people named Cassidy are alive in the United States today.

median 24 020406080100

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

Cassidy year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 558 #541 51 #2,575
2024 646 #478 61 #2,317
2023 620 #495 55 #2,445
2022 661 #478 49 #2,682
2021 655 #478 43 #2,871
2020 765 #411 45 #2,735
2019 865 #368 55 #2,430
2018 869 #361 76 #1,939
2017 1,003 #326 70 #2,020
2016 1,123 #289 59 #2,258
2015 1,236 #257 42 #2,817
2014 1,311 #247 45 #2,671
2013 1,276 #250 55 #2,306
2012 1,140 #280 50 #2,497
2011 1,126 #282 50 #2,481
2010 1,286 #251 51 #2,435
2009 1,360 #244 55 #2,354
2008 1,491 #228 66 #2,092
2007 1,657 #207 53 #2,418
2006 1,771 #199 69 #1,949
2005 1,833 #189 40 #2,713
2004 2,007 #168 59 #2,025
2003 2,235 #150 24 #3,641
2002 2,634 #131 34 #2,766
2001 3,029 #107 39 #2,494
2000 3,163 #107 42 #2,302
1995 3,042 #108 87 #1,246
1990 521 #471 125 #923
1985 416 #491 151 #719
1980 131 #1,077 64 #1,135
1975 54 #1,732 32 #1,596
1970 12 #4,529 13 #2,641
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Cassidy

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Cassidy Freeman Cassidy Freeman American actress, musician (born 1982) Contemporary
  2. 2 Cassidy Cassidy American rapper (born 1982) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Cassidy?

The median living Cassidy is about 24 years old. Half of all living Cassidys are between 16 and 29 years old.

How many people named Cassidy are alive today?

An estimated 64 thousand people named Cassidy are alive in the United States, based on 64,583 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Cassidy mean?

From the Irish surname, Anglicized from Ó Caiside (“descendant of Caiside”), from cas (“curly-haired”).

How popular is the name Cassidy in 2025?

Cassidy ranked #541 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 558 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Cassidy?

64,583 babies have been named Cassidy in the United States since 1968, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Cassidy most popular?

Cassidy peaked in 1999, when 3,449 newborns received the name.

Is Cassidy a boy or girl name?

Cassidy is used for both: about 94% of babies named Cassidy have been girls and 6% boys.

Is the name Cassidy rising or falling?

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

Will Cassidy become more popular?

Cassidy is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 470 girls named Cassidy in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Cassidy?

Well-known people named Cassidy include Cassidy Freeman (actor), Cassidy (singer).

Names like Cassidy

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