Nash
Nash is a masculine given name and nickname which may refer to:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Nash
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nash is a masculine given name and nickname which may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Nash
American parents first put Nash on the record books as a baby boy name in 1910, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 1,588 Nashs were born — ranking #233 that year. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 42% of all recorded Nashs. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #252 among baby boy names with 1,383 births, holding steady (-3%). In total, more than 24K Nashs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Nash
Nash is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1910 and has accumulated 24K births in the dataset. Nash's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #233. Use the chart and map above to compare Nash'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.