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Case

“Variant of Casey — Watchful, vigilant” — Irish Gaelic origin

Boy's name · #733 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Case has appeared in US records since 1959 — best rank #468 (2014) · 9,926 babies named Case all-time · 1 in 4,800 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 14,000 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 30 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Cases

• Case Keenum — American football player (born 1988)
• Case Broderick — American politician (1839-1920)
• Case Walker — American actor and singer
• Case Cunningham — U.S. Air Force general
• Case McCoy — American football player (born 1991)

In stories & tradition

• CASE — Interstellar

What Cases become

Among 16 notable people named Case:

No single standout — notable Cases spread across many fields.

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