Casey (given name)

Casey (given name)

Infobox Given name 2
name = Casey | gender = unisex


pronunciation= | meaning = "vigilant"
region = | origin = Irish
related names = | footnotes =

Casey is a given name, derived either from the Irish surname meaning "vigilant" or from a combination of the initials K.C. It is in use for both boys and girls in the United States, often with variant spellings. [ [http://www.behindthename.com/name/casey Behind the Name] ] It was the 326th most popular name for boys born in the United States in 2007 and the 458th most popular name for girls. It ranked among the top 200 names for both sexes in the 1990s. [ [http://www.behindthename.com/top/search.php?terms=casey Behind the Name] ]

Variants

*Kacey
*Kaci
*Kacie
*Kasey
*Kaycee
*Kayci
*Kaycie

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