Cayce
Cayce was the 6521st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1981, when it ranked 2690th; the most babies were born in 1994 (18). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,361 places. More babies were named Cayce in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Kayce) Origin uncertain · American English, Irish
- Rank in 2025
- #6,521 boys, up 179 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 13boys
- Girls and boys
- 29% girls, 71% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199418 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,747babies recorded
What does the name Cayce mean?
Cayce is a spelling of Kayce, pronounced the same way, so it shares Kayce's meaning and origin.
Kayce is a spelling of Casey or Kacey. Used in small numbers for girls since the 1950s, it rose sharply for boys after 2018, which coincides with the character Kayce Dutton in the TV series Yellowstone. Casey is from the Irish surname Ó Cathasaigh, which Wiktionary glosses as "watchful", but the modern name is best treated as a respelling without a separate meaning.
How sure is this? Uncertain. A respelling; its ultimate source (Casey) has a probable meaning, but the modern use is media-driven.
Related names: Casey, Kacey, KC.
See also: American names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Casey', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
Cayce popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #6,521 | — | 13 |
| 2020 | — | #6,700 | — | 12 |
| 2010 | #7,603 | #8,936 | 16 | 8 |
| 2000 | #6,540 | — | 16 | — |
| 1990 | #2,863 | #5,441 | 40 | 9 |
| 1980 | #2,611 | #3,885 | 36 | 10 |
| 1970 | #3,606 | #3,902 | 17 | 7 |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Cayce, counting every spelling?
Cayce is a spelling of Kayce, a name family that ranked #374 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #6,521 for Cayce on its own. Together these spellings went to 900 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kayce | 843 | #375 | 2,954 |
| Kais | 32 | #3,554 | 134 |
| Cayce | 13 | #6,521 | 65 |
| Kayse | — | — | 28 |
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 Cayce?
13 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Cayce (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Cayce 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 646 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Cayce.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Cayce?
About 600 people born in the US named Cayce are alive today, with a median age of 28; half are between 14 and 40. That makes Cayce mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Cayce: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Cayce, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Cayce
What does Cayce mean?
The origin of Kayce is uncertain: a respelling; its ultimate source (Casey) has a probable meaning, but the modern use is media-driven.
How popular is the name Cayce?
Cayce was the 6521st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1981, when it ranked 2690th; the most babies were born in 1994 (18). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,361 places. More babies were named Cayce in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Cayce a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 29% girls, 71% boys given the name Cayce in the US.