Casey
Irish
"brave in battle"Share
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Updated Thu Apr 18 2024
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.
# 336 in the US
Casey Rank in US Top 1000
# 320 on Nameberry
Casey Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
Casey Popularity
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Famous People Named Casey
- Casey Affleck (born Caleb Casey McGuire AffleckBoldt), American actor, brother of Ben Affleck
- Kemal Amen "Casey" KasemAmerican radio personality
- Jonathan Luther "Casey" JonesAmerican heroic railroad engineer
- Casey James MearsAmerican NASCAR driver
- Charles Dillon "Casey" StengelAmerican baseball player and manager
- Casey Joel StonerAustralian motorcycle racer
- Casey Michael BeathardAmerican country music songwriter
- Casey JohnsonEnglish musician of band Stereo Kicks
- Casey JenningsAmerican pro,beach volleyball player; husband of Kerri Walsh,Jennings
- Casey Owen NeistatAmerican YouTuber and filmmaker
- Casey Austin "Case" KeenumAmerican NFL player
- Casey Laver ButlerAmerican YouTuber, brother of Shay Carl
- Casey Bridgesson of actor Beau Bridges
Casey in Pop Culture
- Casey Rybackcharacter in the "Under Siege" franchise
- Casey Kelsocharacter on TV's "That '70s Show"
- Matthew Caseyone of the main characters of the NBC's "Chicago Fire"
- Casey McCallcharacter on TV's "Sports Night"
- Casey Junioranthropomorphic steam locomotive in Disney's "Dumbo"
- Casey Connorcharacter in film "The Faculty"
- Casey Jonescharacter in the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" series
- CaseyMindy's ex fiance on TV's "The Mindy project"
- Casey Braxtoncharacter on Australian soap "Home and Away"
- Casey Hughescharacter on American soap "As the World Turns"
- Casey Rhodesthe Red Ranger on TV's "Power Rangers Jungle Fury"
- Caseypuppet on Canadian TV series "Mr. Dressup"
- John Caseycharacter 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