Cassidy
A unisex name of Irish origin, meaning curly haired; surname used as given name.
How Cassidy has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #257 |
| 2016 | #289 |
| 2017 | #325 |
| 2018 | #361 |
| 2019 | #366 |
| 2020 | #410 |
| 2021 | #477 |
| 2022 | #479 |
| 2023 | #496 |
| 2024 | #476 |
| 2025 | #541 |
Cassidy by the numbers
In 2025, 45 babies in England and Wales were named Cassidy. In the US, 1,064 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 3,395 babies in 1999, making it a 1990s name.
At its height, in 2000, about 1 in 630 American babies born that year was called Cassidy.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Cassidy. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Cassadycurly-haired; a form of Cassidy10 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Cassidy
Names that are said the same way as Cassidy, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a gift
Like Cassidy, each of these has a gift in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Matthewgift of God11,623 in the US (2017)
- Mateogift of God7,735 in the US (2017)
- Jonathanyahweh has given; god's gift6,476 in the US (2017)
- Theodoregift of God2,638 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kennedymisshapen head; an Irish surname used as given name4,277 in the US (2017)
- Peytonfrom Paega's town; an English place name used as given name4,236 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Cassidy
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