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StreepS · 2026-06-24T14:05:12+00:00

What do you think of the name Casey? What is the overall vibe of the name? Before you met a Casey, would you assume them to be a man or a woman?

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powershowerforanhour · 24/06/2026 18:02

I would think American surfer dude, probably mates with Kelly Slater and Laird Hamilton.

"It’s a surname. Using it as a first name for either sex has social class connotation, which may of course not bother you. But in general, if you wouldn’t call your child Smith, Singh or Evans, don’t call it Casey or Sullivan."

Have you ever been to Scotland or Northern Ireland?

Skybluepinky · 24/06/2026 17:53

I would assume girl, but the rough estates they use it for both.

cheapskatemum · 24/06/2026 17:48

MissMarplesGoddaughter · 24/06/2026 15:18

I think of Casey Jones, the engineer driver in the song …..when you hear the whistle of the engine, it’s Casey at the throttle of the cannonball express….

Exactly this 👆🏼. He was a man & I would expect Casey to be male.

Athwart · 24/06/2026 17:47

HoppityBun · 24/06/2026 17:38

It’s also a first name. Have you never heard of Casey Jones? Possibly Cassie / Cassy for a girl but definitely Casey would be ok.

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It was used as a first name by certain elements of the Irish diaspora in the US, like the annoying muddle that is ‘Caitlin’, which is the Irish name ‘Cáitlín’ (pronounced Coytleen or Coytchleen) mispronounced by someone who’s only seen it written down, doesn’t understand Irish orthography and thinks fadas are just decorative. Then got copied by the kind of Americans who think it’s cute to call girls Blake and Baxter. None of this means it’s a nice name. It’s like calling your daughter Smith.

Sploon · 24/06/2026 17:46

Have taught a few Caseys over the past 15 years, all girls. Definitely associate it as a girl's name. Associate it with names like Lacie - not super popular but probably belonging to a girl born between 2005 and 2020.

DeeNiall · 24/06/2026 17:45

@MadeForThis , I know two Caseys (male), a female Kaci-Something and a Casei.

HoppityBun · 24/06/2026 17:44

DeeNiall · 24/06/2026 17:40

@HoppityBun , Cassie and Casey don't sound the same..

This is true. I was suggesting alternatives

sanityisamyth · 24/06/2026 17:43

It’s an awful name. Very American.

Bumbers · 24/06/2026 17:42

i would assume female

Abhannmor · 24/06/2026 17:40

Athwart · 24/06/2026 17:33

It’s a surname. Using it as a first name for either sex has social class connotation, which may of course not bother you. But in general, if you wouldn’t call your child Smith, Singh or Evans, don’t call it Casey or Sullivan.

My mother - ' What sort of eejit calls a child Kelly . Still at least it's not Murphy'

America - ' Hold my beer!'

DeeNiall · 24/06/2026 17:40

@HoppityBun , Cassie and Casey don't sound the same..

HoppityBun · 24/06/2026 17:38

Athwart · 24/06/2026 17:33

It’s a surname. Using it as a first name for either sex has social class connotation, which may of course not bother you. But in general, if you wouldn’t call your child Smith, Singh or Evans, don’t call it Casey or Sullivan.

It’s also a first name. Have you never heard of Casey Jones? Possibly Cassie / Cassy for a girl but definitely Casey would be ok.

boysmuminherts · 24/06/2026 17:38

OttersOnAPlane · 24/06/2026 17:37

Casey Kasem, American presenter of the Billboard music charts on the radio - and voice of a zillion cartoon characters (including shaggy in Scooby-Doo) throughout the 1970s and 80s.

Casey At The Bat, poem about a baseball game in Mudville I learned in school.

Casey Affleck.

All blokes.

oh yes and Casey Kasem

boysmuminherts · 24/06/2026 17:38

Casey Affleck and Casey Jones burgers
Male to me

Loures · 24/06/2026 17:38

Casey Anthony is the exact type of person that I picture when I picture a Casey, so I'm going to say woman.

OttersOnAPlane · 24/06/2026 17:37

Casey Kasem, American presenter of the Billboard music charts on the radio - and voice of a zillion cartoon characters (including shaggy in Scooby-Doo) throughout the 1970s and 80s.

Casey At The Bat, poem about a baseball game in Mudville I learned in school.

Casey Affleck.

All blokes.

Athwart · 24/06/2026 17:33

It’s a surname. Using it as a first name for either sex has social class connotation, which may of course not bother you. But in general, if you wouldn’t call your child Smith, Singh or Evans, don’t call it Casey or Sullivan.

angelcake20 · 24/06/2026 17:32

I’d also assume male, the girls are know are all Kacie. Not keen on either.

XDownwiththissortofthingX · 24/06/2026 17:31

Well the first two Caseys who spring to mind when I hear the name are male disc jokey Casey Kasem and female child-killer Casey Anthony, so yeah, that's fairly unisex.

MindYourMannersDarling · 24/06/2026 17:29

I would think it was a man.

The only female Casey I have ever encountered was a Kaci-Jo or Kaci-Mae or something like that

WhimsyWhim · 24/06/2026 17:26

I'd assume woman.

Casey sounds girly to me.

ExplodingSmittens · 24/06/2026 17:07

MadeForThis · 24/06/2026 15:20

I know Casey - boy and Kaci - girl.

Is it just me that reads Kaci as Cacky? 💩

DeeNiall · 24/06/2026 16:51

Taylor - unisex because I know male and female ones but they're not British. Both north American but UK-based.

I don't really like surnames as first names unless they are the first names that can be surnames type like James or George. The others tend to date badly. Kelly and Lindsay seem very 1970s.

onlygeese · 24/06/2026 16:50

I would assume male unless spelt with K.

Daffodilsinthespring · 24/06/2026 16:43

I’d assume woman. Too feminine for a man.