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Kacey

Girl

Meaning of Kacey: Irish: 'vigilant'

Kacey is a girl's name most strongly associated with Irish naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 693rd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2115th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#693

393 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2115

13 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

15,265

First recorded 1952 · peak 1991

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 226 babies1982: 281 babies1983: 323 babies1984: 251 babies1985: 266 babies1986: 359 babies1987: 367 babies1988: 375 babies1989: 381 babies1990: 407 babies19901991: 463 babies1992: 392 babies1993: 357 babies1994: 344 babies1995: 333 babies1996: 362 babies1997: 350 babies1998: 431 babies1999: 359 babies2000: 330 babies20002001: 310 babies2002: 257 babies2003: 282 babies2004: 255 babies2005: 229 babies2006: 278 babies2007: 229 babies2008: 241 babies2009: 216 babies2010: 199 babies20102011: 187 babies2012: 161 babies2013: 157 babies2014: 216 babies2015: 204 babies2016: 208 babies2017: 187 babies2018: 173 babies2019: 244 babies2020: 348 babies20202021: 429 babies2022: 404 babies2023: 401 babies2024: 438 babies2025: 393 babies
US babies named Kacey per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 463.

Gender split

22% boys · 78% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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