Kaycee

Meaning of Kaycee

Kaycee—pronounced KAY-see—is a modern, gender-specific twist on Casey, the Anglicized form of the Irish Gaelic Ó Cathasaigh, “vigilant” or “watchful.” U.S. birth data trace its quiet persistence since the late 1950s, with annual tallies in the low hundreds and a 2024 rank of 787, marking it as familiar yet never over-saturated. The switch from C to K and the doubled-e ending follow a broader American pattern of creative respellings, while the crisp two-syllable sound travels smoothly between English and Spanish, making Kaycee easy to voice from Houston to Habana. Pop-culture sightings—country singers, athletes, even a Wyoming town—reinforce an image of approachable strength. Anchored by its Gaelic meaning and energized by a contemporary, cross-cultural rhythm, Kaycee offers parents a name that is both alert and adaptable.