Unisex name ★ peaked 1990

Kasey

Gender Unisex · 73% girls Rank 2025 #1,876 Trend ↓ Falling 27%
Rank 2025
#1,876
among girls · ↓283 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
285
named Kasey · -9% vs 2024
How common
1 in 15,307
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1990
1,800 babies
All-time total
45,949
#783 all-time among girls
First recorded
1950
in Social Security records

Kasey popularity over time

45,949 babies have been named Kasey since 1950, 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
0.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
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 60 56 116 12 – #2,813
1960s 490 257 747 75 +544% #1,130
1970s 3,225 1,243 4,468 447 +498% #347
1980s 9,715 3,006 12,721 1,272 +185% #201
1990s 11,408 3,487 14,895 1,490 +17% #204
2000s 5,228 2,480 7,708 771 -48% #386
2010s 2,387 1,209 3,596 360 -53% #795
2020s (to 2025) 813 885 1,698 283 -21% #1,372

Where Kasey 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 99 0.06 outside top 500
2027 95 0.06 outside top 500
2028 91 0.06 outside top 500
2029 88 0.05 outside top 500
2030 86 0.05 outside top 500

Where Kasey is most popular

Girls named Kasey per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.082 per 1,000. Strongest in Virginia, Maryland, and Louisiana.

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 Kasey 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
Virginia 25 0.147 +79%
Maryland 14 0.132 +62%
Louisiana 11 0.126 +54%
California 77 0.092 +12%
New York 35 0.088 +8%
Georgia 20 0.088 +8%
Texas 69 0.086 +5%
Pennsylvania 19 0.080 ≈ national
Kentucky 6 0.070 -14%
New Jersey 12 0.066 -19%
South Carolina 5 0.056 -32%
Michigan 9 0.049 -40%
North Carolina 11 0.048 -41%
Ohio 11 0.046 -43%
Missouri 5 0.041 -49%
Massachusetts 5 0.041 -49%
Arizona 5 0.036 -56%
Florida 15 0.035 -57%
Washington 5 0.035 -58%
Tennessee 5 0.032 -61%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
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 Kasey

Kasey is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,876 in 2025 with 105 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1950, 45,949 American babies have been named Kasey, about 73% girls and 27% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 1990, when 1,800 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 Kasey stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kasey?

The median living Kasey is about 33 years old; half are between 24 and 39. An estimated 45 thousand people named Kasey are alive in the United States today.

median 33 020406080100

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

Kasey 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 105 #1,876 180 #1,162
2024 132 #1,593 180 #1,160
2023 121 #1,703 163 #1,219
2022 144 #1,511 138 #1,356
2021 161 #1,372 126 #1,436
2020 150 #1,447 98 #1,641
2019 158 #1,419 90 #1,746
2018 196 #1,206 74 #1,986
2017 218 #1,139 107 #1,536
2016 208 #1,198 99 #1,624
2015 237 #1,093 103 #1,573
2014 247 #1,053 141 #1,270
2013 247 #1,011 119 #1,408
2012 257 #981 144 #1,231
2011 274 #941 155 #1,158
2010 345 #795 177 #1,090
2009 354 #802 208 #965
2008 440 #691 269 #818
2007 494 #609 327 #709
2006 516 #570 337 #674
2005 473 #601 345 #634
2004 487 #579 272 #707
2003 531 #532 161 #988
2002 566 #491 172 #933
2001 617 #451 171 #914
2000 750 #386 218 #762
1995 1,154 #245 285 #608
1990 1,333 #216 467 #459
1985 876 #286 300 #503
1980 653 #363 240 #551
1975 309 #554 129 #731
1970 146 #904 47 #1,212
1965 73 #1,258 31 #1,393
1960 12 #3,803 14 #2,265
1955 6 #5,505 7 #3,345
1950 5 #5,678 – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Kasey

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

  1. 1 Kasey Kahne Kasey Kahne American racing driver (born 1980) Contemporary
  2. 2 Kasey Smith Kasey Smith Irish singer b. 1990 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Kasey?

The median living Kasey is about 33 years old. Half of all living Kaseys are between 24 and 39 years old.

How many people named Kasey are alive today?

An estimated 45 thousand people named Kasey are alive in the United States, based on 45,949 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Kasey in 2025?

Kasey ranked #1,876 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 105 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kasey?

45,949 babies have been named Kasey in the United States since 1950, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kasey most popular?

Kasey peaked in 1990, when 1,800 newborns received the name.

Is Kasey a boy or girl name?

Kasey is used for both: about 73% of babies named Kasey have been girls and 27% boys.

Is the name Kasey rising or falling?

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

Will Kasey become more popular?

Kasey is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 86 girls named Kasey 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 Kasey?

Well-known people named Kasey include Kasey Kahne (racing driver), Kasey Smith (singer).

Names like Kasey

Names that sound and feel close to Kasey: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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