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Cassidy

Girl

Meaning of Cassidy: Irish: 'clever'

Cassidy is a girl's name most strongly associated with Irish naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 486th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 776th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#486

609 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#776

48 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

64,583

First recorded 1968 · peak 1999

Trend

falling

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 217 babies1982: 287 babies1983: 521 babies1984: 575 babies1985: 567 babies1986: 472 babies1987: 516 babies1988: 521 babies1989: 606 babies1990: 646 babies19901991: 712 babies1992: 844 babies1993: 1,137 babies1994: 2,420 babies1995: 3,129 babies1996: 2,922 babies1997: 3,198 babies1998: 3,102 babies1999: 3,449 babies2000: 3,205 babies20002001: 3,068 babies2002: 2,668 babies2003: 2,259 babies2004: 2,066 babies2005: 1,873 babies2006: 1,840 babies2007: 1,710 babies2008: 1,557 babies2009: 1,415 babies2010: 1,337 babies20102011: 1,176 babies2012: 1,190 babies2013: 1,331 babies2014: 1,356 babies2015: 1,278 babies2016: 1,182 babies2017: 1,073 babies2018: 945 babies2019: 920 babies2020: 810 babies20202021: 698 babies2022: 710 babies2023: 675 babies2024: 707 babies2025: 609 babies
US babies named Cassidy per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 3,449.

Gender split

6% boys · 94% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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