Casey

Irish

"brave in battle"

Casey Origin and Meaning

The name Casey is a boy's name of Irish origin meaning "brave in battle".

Casey is a name with a big wide grin, Irish, friendly, and open, and associated with several American folk heroes--Casey Jones, the engine driver of the Cannonball Express who gave his life to save his passengers, and the legendary Casey at the Bat.

Casey was at its height of popularity in the 1980s bur recently has started climbing the charts again in the US, maybe because some of the Caseys born in the 1980s have become famous in the 2020s.

Casey Rank in US Top 1000

# 316 in the US

Casey Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 398 on Nameberry

Casey Popularity

• 316 US 2023
• 398 Nameberry 2024
• 50 Unisex 2023
• 155 Canada 2023
• 272 England 2023
• 186 Scotland 2023

20 Names Similar to Casey

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Famous People Named Casey

• Casey Affleck (born Caleb Casey McGuire Affleck Boldt), American actor, brother of Ben Affleck
• Kemal Amen "Casey" Kasem American radio personality
• Jonathan Luther "Casey" Jones American heroic railroad engineer
• Casey James Mears American NASCAR driver
• Charles Dillon "Casey" Stengel American baseball player and manager
• Casey Joel Stoner Australian motorcycle racer
• Casey Michael Beathard American country music songwriter
• Casey Johnson English musician of band Stereo Kicks
• Casey Jennings American pro,beach volleyball player; husband of Kerri Walsh,Jennings
• Casey Owen Neistat American YouTuber and filmmaker
• Casey Austin "Case" Keenum American NFL player
• Casey Laver Butler American YouTuber, brother of Shay Carl
• Casey Bridges son of actor Beau Bridges

Casey in Pop Culture

• Casey Ryback character in the "Under Siege" franchise
• Casey Kelso character on TV's "That '70s Show"
• Matthew Casey one of the main characters of the NBC's "Chicago Fire"
• Casey McCall character on TV's "Sports Night"
• Casey Junior anthropomorphic steam locomotive in Disney's "Dumbo"
• Casey Connor character in film "The Faculty"
• Casey Jones character in the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" series
• Casey Mindy's ex fiance on TV's "The Mindy project"
• Casey Braxton character on Australian soap "Home and Away"
• Casey Hughes character on American soap "As the World Turns"
• Casey Rhodes the Red Ranger on TV's "Power Rangers Jungle Fury"
• Casey puppet on Canadian TV series "Mr. Dressup"
• John Casey character on TV's "Chuck;" goes by Casey
• "Casey Jones " song by the Grateful Dead, about the railroad engineer
• "Casey at the Bat " 1888 poem about a baseball player