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Case

Case: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“case form of Cornelius or Casey surname”
Origin
Dutch
Say it
KAYS · 1 syllable
Used for
Boys

Case is used as a Dutch short form of Cornelius and also as an English surname-style given name. As an English given name, it can also reflect transfer from the surname Case.

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How popular is Case?

2024109 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Case in 2024362

2024 rank#723 boys

Peak year2014

Total US babies since 18809,565

Case has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Case

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Kasevariant spelling of Case or Chase · American (modern coinage)
  • Corneliushorn · Latin
  • Rhettadvice · Dutch
  • Hendrixson of Hendrik · Dutch
  • Kylerarcher · Dutch
  • Koenbold advisor · Dutch
  • Jordyfarmer; earth-worker · Dutch
  • Coenbold counselor · Dutch

Case questions

What does the name Case mean?

Case means "case form of Cornelius or Casey surname". It comes from Dutch. Case is used as a Dutch short form of Cornelius and also as an English surname-style given name. As an English given name, it can also reflect transfer from the surname Case.

Is Case a boy or girl name?

Case is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Case?

362 US babies were named Case in 2024. Its peak year was 2014.

How do you pronounce Case?

Case is usually pronounced KAYS.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.