Kaycee
Literal root meaning: “descendant of (a person named) Watchful”
About the name Kaycee
Kaycee 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, Kaycee ranked #1303 for girls in the US, with 171 babies given the name. Its peak year since 1940 was 1998. Since 2000, 91% of US babies named Kaycee were girls.
Etymology
A variant of Casey, which comes from Irish, meaning literally “descendant of (a person named) Watchful”.
Name meaning adapted from Wiktionary (“Kaycee”, “Casey”) by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- US rank 2025
- #1303
- In 2015
- #1265
- Babies in 2025
- 171
Popularity of Kaycee, 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).
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Names similar to Kaycee
- Kacee“descendant of (a person named) Watchful”
- Kacey“descendant of (a person named) Watchful”
- Kacie“descendant of (a person named) Watchful”
- Kasey“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”
- Keeley“descendant of Caollaidhe”
- Keelin“thin, slender + light, fair”
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.