Case
Case was the 733rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 359 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 468th with 623 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 191 places. More babies were named Case in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it KAYS /keɪs/
- Rank in 2025
- #733 boys, down 157 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 359boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2014623 babies
- Total since 1880
- 9,926babies recorded
What does the name Case mean?
Case is an English surname used as a boys' name, recorded in the US from 1959. Wiktionary lists it as a surname and place name without an etymology, and we found no surname dictionary to explain it. For some families it is likely a short form of Casey, Casen or Casper, or simply the English word case, but none of these is documented. We do not give it a meaning.
How sure is this? Not documented. No documented etymology in our sources.
Related names: Casey, Casen, Kase.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Case' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Case popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #733 | 359 |
| 2020 | #576 | 482 |
| 2010 | #708 | 329 |
| 2000 | #1,432 | 86 |
| 1990 | #1,976 | 38 |
| 1980 | #2,847 | 16 |
| 1970 | #4,307 | 6 |
| 1960 | #4,116 | 5 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Case, counting every spelling?
Case is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #483 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #733 for Case on its own. Together these spellings went to 629 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case | 359 | #733 | 1,959 |
| Kace | 221 | #1,016 | 1,084 |
| Kaz | 30 | #3,705 | 207 |
| Kaze | 9 | #8,593 | 53 |
| Caz | 10 | #7,770 | 38 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Case?
359 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Case (0.10 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Case born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 23 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Case.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Case?
About 9,800 people born in the US named Case are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 7 and 17. That makes Case a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Case by state
How common Case was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Arkansas (4.5×), Oklahoma (3.6×), Iowa (3.5×), Kentucky (2.9×), Alabama (2.5×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in New York, Washington, Maryland.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Case: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Case, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Case · Sibling names for Case
Questions about the name Case
How popular is the name Case?
Case was the 733rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 359 babies. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked 468th with 623 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 191 places. More babies were named Case in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Case a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Case in the US.
Where is Case most popular?
In 2021–2025, Case was most common in Arkansas (1.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by Oklahoma and Iowa.