Kaysey
Girl name · 3 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Kaysey: 3 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 3 births in 2007.
Kaysey is a modern, phonetic spelling of Casey, which itself derives from the Irish Gaelic surname Ó Cathasaigh, meaning "descendant of Cathasach" — a personal name signifying "vigilant" or "watchful." This anglicised form emerged in Scotland and Ireland as a given name for both boys and girls, though it remains far less common than the traditional spelling. The most famous bearer is likely Casey Jones, the American railroad engineer immortalised in folk song for his heroic death in a 1900 train crash, though his name uses the standard spelling. The name also shares its root with the Irish county of County Cork's Cashel district, from the same Gaelic word for a stone fort. Kaysey remains a rare, modern variant that offers a distinctive twist on a familiar classic.
Girl 1 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 20073 babies
- Latest (2007)
- #7443 babies
- Total births
- 3since 2007
- 5-year trend
- ≈ stablevs prior 5y