How Many People Are Named Case?
An estimated 9,455 people in the United States have the first name Case. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Case peaked in popularity in 2014 with 623 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Case as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Case paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Case is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 14, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
9,455
About 1 in 36,251 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2014
623 births
Total Registered
9,565
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Case
Case is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 9,565 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Case as a male name
Ranked #722 in 2024
362 male births in 2024
Peak: 2014 (623 births)
Case: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Case span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 4,926 babies were registered. While Case is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Case by Decade
How has Case tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Case by State
Birth registrations for Case span all 40 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Ohio, Oklahoma. The lowest are in Wyoming, New Mexico, New Jersey. On average, about 195 Cases were registered per state.
Case + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Case as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Case
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Case: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Case?
We estimate approximately 9,455 people named Case are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 36,251 Americans share this first name.
Is Case a common name?
Case is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,565 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Case most popular?
Case reached peak popularity in 2014, when 623 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Case is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Case a male name?
Case is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Case Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Case Smith, Case Johnson, Case Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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