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Kaci

Kaci: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“vigilant; watchful”
Origin
English
Say it
KAY-see · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls (98% of all uses)

Modern spelling variant of Casey/Kasey. Casey comes from an Irish surname derived from Gaelic Cathasaigh, usually interpreted as 'vigilant' or 'watchful'.

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How popular is Kaci?

202432.0 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 Kaci in 2024106

2024 rank#2,067 girls

Peak year1990

Total US babies since 188010,084

Kaci has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Kaci

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Caseyvigilant · Irish
  • Kaycemodern spelling of Casey · American (modern coinage)
  • Kaceyvigilant; watchful · Irish
  • Kaseyvigilant, watchful · Irish
  • Kacievigilant · Irish
  • Kacyvigilant; watchful · Irish
  • Oliviaolive tree · English
  • Evelyndesired; little bird · English

Kaci questions

What does the name Kaci mean?

Kaci means "vigilant; watchful". It comes from English. Modern spelling variant of Casey/Kasey. Casey comes from an Irish surname derived from Gaelic Cathasaigh, usually interpreted as 'vigilant' or 'watchful'.

Is Kaci a boy or girl name?

Kaci is mainly a girl's name in US records (98% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Kaci?

106 US babies were named Kaci in 2024. Its peak year was 1990.

How do you pronounce Kaci?

Kaci is usually pronounced KAY-see.

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.