Cassidy

Primarily a girl's name · 94% girls

Meaning

Cassidy is a gender-neutral given name derived from the Irish surname Ó Caiside and ultimately from the Gaelic given name Caiside, meaning "curly-haired." The name Caiside comes from the Irish word element cas, meaning "twisted, curly".

From Wikipedia

Cassidy first appears in the data in 1969 and has been recorded in 56 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1999 with 3,395 babies (rank #99 that year). In 2024 it was given to 646 girls (rank #476). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Cassidy

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Cassidy yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

63,963

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

3,395

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Cassidy

Cassidy Freemanfilm actor · b. 1982

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1969	5	#7,620
1970	12	#4,529
1971	17	#3,666
1972	32	#2,313
1973	28	#2,576
1974	36	#2,218
1975	54	#1,732
1976	62	#1,602
1977	72	#1,516
1978	102	#1,221
1979	108	#1,205
1980	131	#1,077
1981	157	#943
1982	219	#756
1983	358	#530
1984	406	#492
1985	416	#491
1986	371	#546
1987	396	#521
1988	405	#538
1989	482	#487
1990	521	#471
1991	610	#418
1992	725	#355
1993	1,028	#267
1994	2,306	#139
1995	3,042	#108
1996	2,844	#109
1997	3,143	#105
1998	3,045	#113
1999	3,395	#99
2000	3,163	#107
2001	3,029	#107
2002	2,634	#131
2003	2,235	#150
2004	2,007	#168
2005	1,833	#189
2006	1,771	#199
2007	1,656	#207
2008	1,490	#228
2009	1,359	#244
2010	1,286	#250
2011	1,126	#282
2012	1,140	#280
2013	1,274	#250
2014	1,311	#247
2015	1,236	#257
2016	1,123	#289
2017	1,002	#326
2018	869	#361
2019	865	#368
2020	765	#410
2021	655	#478
2022	659	#478
2023	617	#496
2024	646	#476