Holding steady.
Popularity of Casee since 1974
Babies named Casee per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 32 |
| 1980s | 114 |
| 1990s | 88 |
| 2000s | 11 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Casee is a respelled variant of Casey, which has roots in the Irish surname Ó Cathasaigh, meaning 'vigilant'. While Casey has been a unisex staple, Casee has primarily been used for girls since it first appeared in the United States in 1974. The name reached its peak popularity in 1989, and it has since declined in use. Despite its absence from current rankings, Casee remains a recognizable example of the late-20th-century trend toward unique spellings of familiar names. Its trajectory is stable, with a small but consistent number of births each year.
Casee is a modern respelling of Casey, itself an Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Cathasaigh, meaning 'descendant of Cathasach'. The personal name Cathasach derives from the Gaelic word 'cathasach', meaning 'vigilant' or 'watchful'. The surname has been used as a given name in the United States since the early 20th century, and the Casee variant emerged as a creative spelling in the 1970s.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Case, CeCe
Sibling names for Casee
Names that share Casee's style, for a brother or sister.
