Casey

Casey is a unisex given name: about 59% of people named Casey are men and 41% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

UnisexHigh

Male 59%Female 41%

This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.

Verdict: Unisex
Male / female split: 59% male / 41% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Great Britain
US births since 1880: 110,165 male / 76,020 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Casey

To address Casey when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Casey," in English, "Guten Tag Casey," in German. About 59% of people named Casey are men and 41% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Casey,

German

Guten Tag Casey,

French

Bonjour Casey,

Spanish

Estimado/a Casey:

Chinese

Casey您好：

Japanese

Casey様

English

Hi Casey,

German

Hi Casey,

French

Salut Casey,

Spanish

Hola Casey,

Chinese

Casey你好：

Japanese

Caseyさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Casey by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	very common	unisex name	59%
Great Britain	rare	unisex name	50%

United States birth data

110,165 male · 76,020 female · 186,185 births recorded

Male 59%Female 41%

Since 1980: 55% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Casey a male or female name?

Casey is a unisex given name: about 59% of people named Casey are men and 41% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Casey in an email?

Is Casey a unisex name?

Casey is a unisex name: 59% of people named Casey are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Casey a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/casey (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_casey,
  title  = {Is Casey a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/casey},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}