Gender:
Origin:
Gaelic
162 famous people named Cassidy found on Wikipedia.
56020 female, 3371 male in US.
Most recent ranking:
361-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
99-th in year 1999
Used in: English
Cassidy is a given name derived from an Irish surname and ultimately from the Gaelic given name Caiside, meaning "clever" or "curly-haired." The name Caiside comes from the Gaelic word element cas, according to "Behindthename.com"
Cassidy was the 244th most popular name for girls born in the United States in 2009. It was most popular in 1999, when it was the 99th most popular name for American girls. It first appeared among the 1,000 most popular names for American girls in 1981. Kassidy, an alternate spelling, was ranked as the 443rd most popular name for girls in 2009. Cassidy last appeared among the top 1,000 names for American girls in 1992. It was among the top 1,000 names for American girls between 1983 and 1992; its highest ranking was 666th most popular name for girls born in 1984.
The name Cassidy was a known last name. Cassidy may have become a first name due to baby-boomer parents naming their children after '70s teen idol David Cassidy or the Grateful Dead song, "Cassidy".
Reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic O Caiside, descendant of Caiside, means: curly-headed, intelligent; from Gaelic elements cas (a twisted lock of hair, ingenious, clever, sly) and suffix -idhe.
| Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katie Cassidy | 1986 | American actress, singer |
| 2 | David Cassidy | 1950 | American actor and musician |
| 3 | Eva Cassidy | 1963 | American singer |
| 4 | Shaun Cassidy | 1958 | American television producer, screenwriter, actor, and singer |
| 5 | Jack Cassidy | 1927 | Actor, director |
| 6 | Ted Cassidy | 1932 | American basketball player |
| 7 | Cassidy Gifford | 1993 | American actress |
| 8 | Raffey Cassidy | 2002 | British actress |
| 9 | Joanna Cassidy | 1945 | American actress |
| 10 | Cassidy Freeman | 1982 | American actress and musician |
| 11 | Raquel Cassidy | 1968 | British actress |
| 12 | Cassidy Hubbarth | 1984 | American sports anchor |
| 13 | Natalie Cassidy | 1983 | English actress |
| 14 | Brian Cassidy | Fictional character | |
| 15 | Proinsias Cassidy | ||
| 16 | Grace Cassidy | 1993 | British actress |
| 17 | Cassidy Wolf | 1994 | American model |
| 18 | Sonya Cassidy | 1987 | |
| 19 | Cassidy Rae | 1976 | American actress |
| 20 | Christopher Cassidy | 1970 | American astronaut and U.S. Navy SEAL |
| 21 | DJ Cassidy | 1981 | DJ |
| 22 | Barrie Cassidy | 1950 | Australian journalist |
| 23 | Butch Cassidy | American musician | |
| 24 | Ed Cassidy | 1923 | American rock musician |
| 25 | Cassidy Casablancas | ||
| 26 | Cassidy O'Reilly | 1976 | American wrestler |
| 27 | Jake Cassidy | 1993 | Footballer |
| 28 | Cathy Cassidy | 1962 | British author of young adult fiction |
| 29 | Rick Cassidy | 1943 | American pornographic actor, model and bodybuilder |
| 30 | Sheila Cassidy | 1937 | English medical doctor, writer and activist |
| 31 | Spike Cassidy | 1961 | Guitarist |
| 32 | Sukhinder Singh Cassidy | 1970 | |
| 33 | Orlagh Cassidy | 1968 | American actress |
| 34 | Nick Cassidy | 1994 | New Zealand racing driver |
| 35 | Cassidy Lehrman | 1992 | American actress |
| 36 | Lux Cassidy | ||
| 37 | Cassidy Gard | 1989 | American actress |
| 38 | Jay Cassidy | 1949 | American film editor |
| 39 | Larry Cassidy | 1953 | British musician |
| 40 | Hugh Cassidy | 1935 | Powerlifter |
| 41 | James Cassidy | American musician | |
| 42 | Marie Cassidy | British pathologist | |
| 43 | Tommy Cassidy | 1950 | Northern Irish footballer and manager |
| 44 | Edward Cassidy | 1924 | Catholic cardinal |
| 45 | Kelly Cassidy | American politician | |
| 46 | Cassidy | 1979 | American singer-songwriter |
| 47 | Bob Cassidy | 1949 | American Mentalist |
| 48 | Kimberly Wright Cassidy | President of Bryn Mawr College | |
| 49 | Sean Cassidy | Canadian artist | |
| 50 | Claudia Cassidy | 1899 | American music critic |
| 51 | Kyle Cassidy | 1966 | American photographer and technologist |
| 52 | Donie Cassidy | 1945 | Irish politician and businessman |
| 53 | Kevin Cassidy | 1982 | Gaelic football player |
| 54 | Duane H. Cassidy | 1933 | American general |
| 55 | Mick Cassidy | 1973 | English rugby league player |
| 56 | Jamie Cassidy | 1977 | Professional footballer |
| 57 | Pat Cassidy | 1985 | American film producer and music manager |
| 58 | Kirsten Cassidy | 1990 | British actress |
| 59 | Colin Cassidy | 1988 | Irish footballer |
| 60 | Cassidy Krug | 1985 | American diver |
| 61 | Mark Cassidy | 1985 | Irish racing cyclist |
| 62 | Elizabeth Cassidy | British actress | |
| 63 | Marshall Cassidy | 1945 | American horse race announcer |
| 64 | Josh Cassidy | 1984 | Canadian wheelchair racer |
| 65 | Bobby Cassidy | 1944 | American boxer |
| 66 | Cassidy Banks | 1993 | American pornographic actress |
| 67 | Cassidy Haley | 1980 | American musician and fashion designer |
| 68 | Angela Cassidy | ||
| 69 | Ian Paul Cassidy | 1964 | British actor |
| 70 | Holly Cassidy | 1991 | New Zealand beauty pageant contestant |
| 71 | Nigel Cassidy | 1945 | English footballer |
| 72 | Damian Cassidy | 1965 | Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer |
| 73 | Chadd Cassidy | 1973 | American ice hockey coach |
| 74 | Cassidy Lichtman | 1989 | American volleyball player |
| 75 | Scott Cassidy | 1975 | American baseball player |
| 76 | Anne Cassidy | 1952 | British writer |
| 77 | William F. Cassidy | 1908 | United States Army general |
| 78 | Nat Cassidy | 1981 | Actor and playwright |
| 79 | Carla Bracale Cassidy | American writer | |
| 80 | Frederic G. Cassidy | 1907 | Jamaican academic |
| 81 | Matthew Cassidy | 1988 | Footballer |
| 82 | Tom Cassidy | 1951 | Ice hockey player |
| 83 | Bernard Matthew Cassidy | 1892 | Recipient of the Victoria Cross |
| 84 | Aaron Cassidy | 1976 | American composer |
| 85 | Dan Cassidy | 1961 | American tennis player |
| 86 | George Williams Cassidy | 1836 | American politician |
| 87 | Derek Cassidy | 1986 | American football player |
| 88 | Zaya Cassidy | 1997 | American pornographic actress |
| 89 | Samuel H. Cassidy | 1950 | American politician |
| 90 | John P. Cassidy | Los Angeles City Council member | |
| 91 | James H. Cassidy | 1869 | American politician |
| 92 | Brad Cassidy | 1976 | Australian rules footballer |
| 93 | Caroline Grace Cassidy | 1976 | Actress |
| 94 | Jeff Cassidy | 1956 | Australian rules footballer |
| 95 | Francis Cassidy | 1827 | Former mayor of Montreal, Quebec (1873 - 1873) |
| 96 | Laurie Cassidy | 1923 | English footballer |
| 97 | Mary Cassidy | Singer | |
| 98 | Andrew Cassidy | 1817 | American settler |
| 99 | Paule-Andrée Cassidy | ||
| 100 | Steve Cassidy | British actor and singer | |
| 101 | John F. Cassidy | American businessman | |
| 102 | Declan Cassidy | Irish television and film director | |
| 103 | William A. Cassidy | 1928 | American geologist, professor of Geology and Planetary Science, University of Pittsburgh |
| 104 | Elaine Cassidy | 1930 | Australian politician |
| 105 | Ron Cassidy | 1957 | American football player |
| 106 | Joseph Cassidy | American politician | |
| 107 | Cassidy Davis | Association footballer | |
| 108 | Lewis C. Cassidy | 1829 | |
| 109 | James Edwin Cassidy | 1869 | Catholic bishop |
| 110 | Gerald Cassidy | 1869 | American painter |
| 111 | J. Warren Cassidy | 1931 | American politician |
| 112 | Colette Cassidy | American journalist | |
| 113 | Maurice Cassidy | 1880 | British doctor |
| 114 | Dudley Cassidy | 1912 | Australian rules footballer |
| 115 | Eileen Cassidy | 1932 | Irish politician |
| 116 | Harry Cassidy | 1900 | Canadian academic and social reformer |
| 117 | John Edward Cassidy, Jr. | 1896 | American lawyer |
| 118 | Phil Cassidy | Character in the video game series Grand Theft Auto | |
| 119 | Catherine Cassidy | 1959 | American journalist |
| 120 | Cassidy Possum Tjapaltjarri | 1923 | Australian artist |
| 121 | Len Cassidy | 1919 | Canadian football player |
| 122 | Michael E. Cassidy | 1955 | American politician |
| 123 | Cassidy Doneff | 1986 | Player of American and Canadian football |
| 124 | Patrick Sarsfield Cassidy | ||
| 125 | Nathan Cassidy | ||
| 126 | Mike Cassidy | 1927 | |
| 127 | Charles E. Cassidy | 1901 | |
| 128 | Daniel Cassidy | English footballer | |
| 129 | John Joe Cassidy | Gaelic footballer | |
| 130 | Walt Cassidy | 1899 | American football player |
| 131 | George Cassidy | 1905 | Australian rules footballer |
| 132 | Mickey Cassidy | American actor | |
| 133 | Pete Cassidy | 1873 | American baseball player |
| 134 | Cassidy Anderson | 1979 | American motorcycle racer |
| 135 | Philip Cassidy | 1961 | Irish cyclist |
| 136 | Vinton Cassidy | American politician | |
| 137 | Archie Cassidy | Irish politician | |
| 138 | Jim Cassidy | Australian rules football coach | |
| 139 | Stephen Cassidy | Gaelic football player | |
| 140 | Bill Cassidy | 1917 | Former professional footballer |
| 141 | Jason Cassidy | ||
| 142 | Kenneth Cassidy | 1893 | American football coach |
| 143 | Michael Cassidy | 1837 | American navy officer |
| 144 | Colm Cassidy | 1978 | Irish hurler |
| 145 | Owen Cassidy | American politician | |
| 146 | Patrick Cassidy | 1887 | English footballer |
| 147 | Cheree Cassidy | ||
| 148 | Ronald Cassidy | 1939 | Cyclist |
| 149 | Cody Cassidy | ||
| 150 | Philip Stanley Cassidy | 1889 | British and Hong Kong entrepreneur |
| 151 | Kate Cassidy | 1963 | British singer |
| 152 | John Cassidy | 1947 | Canadian basketball player |
| 153 | Blu O'Carroll Cassidy | Irish child | |
| 154 | Megan Cassidy | ||
| 155 | Roy Cassidy | 1907 | |
| 156 | David C. Cassidy | 1945 | American science historian |
| 157 | Bert Alford Cassidy | American politician | |
| 158 | Ina Sizer Cassidy | 1869 | |
| 159 | Bruce Cassidy | Canadian jazz musician | |
| 160 | Cassidy the Patriot | ||
| 161 | Joe Cassidy | ||
| 162 | Bryan Cassidy | 1934 |