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♂ Cassidy (boy)
What does Cassidy mean?
Cassidy 
as a boys' name (also used more generally as girls' name Cassidy) is pronounced KASH-ih-dee. It is of Irish, Welsh and Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Cassidy is "curly-headed; ingenious, clever".
Variations
VARIANTS Cass, Cassady, Cassedy, Cassidey
SEE ALSO Kassidy
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Cassidy Jiovanni (C.J.), ..
How popular is Cassidy?
Cassidy is an unusual given name for males but a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#1240 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Cassidy was first listed in 1970-1979 and reached its apex position of #861 in the U.S. in the 1980s, and is at #1979 currently. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
The only other prominent variation form of Cassidy (#1979 THE PREVIOUS YEAR) appearing in the Top 2000 is Cass. Adoption of these forms of Cassidy reached its apex in the year 1990 (ADOPTION OF 0.01%) and is somewhat lower today.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Caide, Caily, Canady, Candide, Candido, Casey▼, Casmir, Casmire, Caspian▲, Casshe, Cassian, Cassiel, Cassio, Cassius▲, Vassily and Wassily. These names tend to be more commonly used than Cassidy.
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