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Nash

Boy

Meaning of Nash: English: 'at the ash tree'

Nash is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 261st most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 3254th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#261

1,366 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3254

6 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

22,583

First recorded 1910 · peak 2021

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 10 babies1982: 29 babies1983: 22 babies1984: 20 babies1985: 24 babies1986: 26 babies1987: 39 babies1988: 50 babies1989: 56 babies1990: 67 babies19901991: 66 babies1992: 52 babies1993: 59 babies1994: 61 babies1995: 55 babies1996: 110 babies1997: 196 babies1998: 204 babies1999: 214 babies2000: 168 babies20002001: 170 babies2002: 187 babies2003: 163 babies2004: 167 babies2005: 188 babies2006: 288 babies2007: 328 babies2008: 358 babies2009: 359 babies2010: 404 babies20102011: 493 babies2012: 500 babies2013: 601 babies2014: 876 babies2015: 1,000 babies2016: 1,267 babies2017: 1,292 babies2018: 1,417 babies2019: 1,452 babies2020: 1,519 babies20202021: 1,607 babies2022: 1,415 babies2023: 1,343 babies2024: 1,483 babies2025: 1,366 babies
US babies named Nash per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,607.

Gender split

99% boys · 1% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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