Caycee
A feminine name of English origin, a variation of Casey.
Name Census estimates that about 427 living Americans carry the first name Caycee. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Caycee today is around 23 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Caycee births was 2013 (22 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Caycee. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
427
~ 1 in 802,703 Americans
Peak year
2013
22 babies that year
Average age
23
years old
2024 SSA rank
#11,279
Tracked since 1976
Popularity
Caycee: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Caycee from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 123 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Caycee by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Caycee during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Caycees live
Origin
Meaning and history of Caycee
The given name Caycee is a relatively modern spelling variation of the traditional English name Casey. The name Casey itself is derived from an Old Irish surname, Ó Caiside, which means "descendant of Caiside". Caiside is a personal name that is believed to be a combination of two Gaelic words, "cath" meaning "battle" and "ced" meaning "hundred".
The name Casey can be traced back to the 12th century in Ireland, where it was initially used as a surname for members of the Gaelic clans in the counties of Tipperary and Westmeath. It is thought that the first recorded use of Casey as a given name was in the late 18th century, when it began to be adopted by Irish families as a first name for their children.
One of the earliest known historical figures with the name Casey was Casey, son of Ranald, who was a prominent Irish chieftain in the early 13th century. He is mentioned in the Annals of Loch Cé, a medieval Irish chronicle, for his involvement in various battles and conflicts.
Another notable figure with the name Casey was the American baseball player, Casey Stengel (1890-1975), who was a legendary manager for the New York Yankees and the New York Mets. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest managers in the history of Major League Baseball.
In literature, Casey is the central figure in the famous poem "Casey at the Bat" by Ernest Lawrence Thayer, which was first published in 1888. The poem tells the story of a baseball player named Casey who fails to hit a game-winning home run, much to the disappointment of his team's fans.
The name Caycee, with the unusual spelling variation, is a more recent development and is believed to have emerged in the late 20th century as a creative spelling choice for parents. One notable person with this spelling is Caycee Yokohama (born 1995), an American actress and model.
Additionally, there is Caycee Black (born 1994), an American singer-songwriter and musician, known for her work in the indie pop genre.
People
Caycee + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Caycee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with C
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Caycee: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Caycee?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 427 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Caycee going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 802,703 US residents.
Is Caycee a common name?
We classify Caycee as "Very Rare". It ranks above 83% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 437 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Caycee most popular?
The single biggest year for Caycee was 2013, when 22 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Caycee is about 23 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Caycee a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Caycee in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.