Kacey
Literal root meaning: “descendant of (a person named) Watchful”
About the name Kacey
Kacey is a girl name with Irish roots, literally “descendant of (a person named) Watchful”. It is related to Casey, which is where the meaning comes from.
It has a unique feel. In 2025, Kacey ranked #1118 for girls in the US, with 211 babies given the name. Its peak year since 1940 was 1991. Since 2000, 71% of US babies named Kacey were girls.
Etymology
A variant of Casey, which comes from Irish, meaning literally “descendant of (a person named) Watchful”.
Name meaning adapted from Wiktionary (“Kacey”, “Casey”) by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- US rank 2025
- #1118
- In 2015
- #1308
- Babies in 2025
- 211
Popularity of Kacey, 1940–2025
Latest SSA data: 2025.
Popularity data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby names (public domain; names given to at least 5 babies of one sex per year).
Names similar to Kacey
- Kasey“descendant of (a person named) Watchful”
- Keeley“descendant of Caollaidhe”
- Cagney“descendant of Caingneach”
- Kacee“descendant of (a person named) Watchful”
- Kacie“descendant of (a person named) Watchful”
- Kaycee“descendant of (a person named) Watchful”
- Kaycie“descendant of (a person named) Watchful”
- Kealy“descendant of Caollaidhe”
- Keara“black, dark, little dark one”
- Keavy“beautiful, precious”
Name meanings marked or linked “Wiktionary” are adapted from Wiktionary by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; each name page links its source entry.