Kash
Kash is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Kash
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kash is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Kash
American parents first put Kash on the record books as a baby boy name in 1916, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 1,481 Kashs were born — ranking #240 that year. About 49% of every Kash on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Kash ranks #288 for baby boys with 1,153 births, holding steady (+3%). All told, over 19K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Kash
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Kash. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Kash
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About the name Kash
Kash is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 19K births in the dataset. Kash's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #240. Use the chart and map above to compare Kash's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.