Fun Facts About the Name Nash
- More than 22 thousand babies named Nash: U.S. records list 22,577 babies given the name Nash from 1880 through 2025. Even 144 girls received the name Nash - about 1 girl for every 156 boys.
What Does the Name Nash Mean?
Nash is an English surname used as a given name. It means 'at the ash tree.' The usual source is Middle English atten asshe, in which atten meant 'at the' and asshe meant 'ash tree,' from Old English æsc. In medieval surname use the phrase was rebracketed: the n of atten was heard as part of the following word, giving atte nash and then Nash. The name originally described someone who lived by an ash tree. A secondary source is the English place name Nash; such places can derive from Old English æsc 'ash tree' or næss 'headland, promontory,' so some families named Nash may have a different literal origin. As a given name, Nash is generally understood through the English surname rather than through an independent word.
Nash Name History & Origins
The surname Nash is recorded in medieval England. It belongs to the large group of English topographic surnames that identified where a person lived. In medieval records, forms such as atte Nash appear alongside the shortened Nash; the shorter form became the standard surname. Several English villages are also called Nash, and these place names contributed additional families to the surname. English colonists later carried the surname to North America. As a first name, Nash is a modern development: it follows the wider English-speaking practice of using surnames as given names, like Tyler, Riley, and Hunter. It is used mainly for boys and has no separate medieval history as a given name. The name appears as the first name of the title character in the television series Nash Bridges, a later fictional use rather than the name's origin.
How Popular is the Name Nash?
Nash recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2021. Its best rank was #233 in 2021.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,669 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2024 | #7,465 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2023 | #10,104 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #11,919 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #6,335 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2020 | #6,251 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2019 | #9,558 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2018 | #11,176 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #13,695 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #15,659 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #15,848 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #14,145 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1994 | #12,917 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #12,920 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #11,852 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #255 | 1,357 | 0.0794% |
| 2024 | #240 | 1,464 | 0.0853% |
| 2023 | #259 | 1,332 | 0.0780% |
| 2022 | #251 | 1,407 | 0.0807% |
| 2021 | #233 | 1,588 | 0.0908% |
| 2020 | #240 | 1,500 | 0.0870% |
| 2019 | #254 | 1,441 | 0.0804% |
| 2018 | #257 | 1,408 | 0.0776% |
| 2017 | #281 | 1,284 | 0.0694% |
| 2016 | #286 | 1,261 | 0.0665% |
| 2015 | #345 | 994 | 0.0519% |
| 2014 | #365 | 869 | 0.0453% |
| 2013 | #466 | 601 | 0.0318% |
| 2012 | #525 | 500 | 0.0264% |
| 2011 | #520 | 493 | 0.0260% |
| 2010 | #613 | 404 | 0.0211% |
| 2009 | #678 | 359 | 0.0181% |
| 2008 | #677 | 358 | 0.0175% |
| 2007 | #708 | 328 | 0.0158% |
| 2006 | #743 | 288 | 0.0140% |
| 2005 | #932 | 188 | 0.0094% |
| 2004 | #992 | 167 | 0.0084% |
| 2003 | #980 | 163 | 0.0083% |
| 2002 | #880 | 187 | 0.0096% |
| 2001 | #919 | 170 | 0.0088% |
| 2000 | #920 | 168 | 0.0086% |
| 1999 | #749 | 214 | 0.0111% |
| 1998 | #771 | 204 | 0.0107% |
| 1997 | #761 | 196 | 0.0104% |
| 1996 | #1,097 | 110 | 0.0058% |
| 1995 | #1,662 | 55 | 0.0029% |
| 1994 | #1,658 | 55 | 0.0028% |
| 1993 | #1,677 | 53 | 0.0027% |
| 1992 | #1,672 | 52 | 0.0026% |
| 1991 | #1,407 | 66 | 0.0033% |
| 1990 | #1,367 | 67 | 0.0033% |
| 1989 | #1,607 | 50 | 0.0025% |
| 1988 | #1,510 | 50 | 0.0026% |
| 1987 | #1,725 | 39 | 0.0021% |
| 1986 | #2,203 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1985 | #2,272 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1984 | #2,504 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1983 | #2,320 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1982 | #1,923 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1981 | #4,055 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1980 | #2,341 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1979 | #2,213 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1978 | #2,755 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1977 | #3,000 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1976 | #3,408 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1975 | #3,182 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1974 | #2,896 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1973 | #2,187 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 1972 | #2,946 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1971 | #2,770 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1970 | #2,832 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1968 | #4,557 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1967 | #2,571 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1964 | #3,510 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1963 | #2,803 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1962 | #3,903 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1961 | #2,388 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1960 | #2,807 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1959 | #2,378 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1958 | #2,756 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1957 | #2,960 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1956 | #2,455 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1955 | #2,197 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1954 | #3,104 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1953 | #2,493 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1952 | #2,627 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1951 | #2,610 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1950 | #2,000 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1949 | #3,589 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1948 | #1,920 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1947 | #2,225 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1946 | #2,234 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1945 | #2,096 | 12 | 0.0009% |
| 1944 | #2,581 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1943 | #2,680 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1942 | #2,349 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1941 | #1,670 | 18 | 0.0015% |
| 1940 | #2,619 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1939 | #1,938 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1938 | #2,283 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1937 | #2,292 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1936 | #3,910 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1935 | #2,873 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1934 | #2,218 | 12 | 0.0012% |
| 1933 | #2,063 | 13 | 0.0013% |
| 1932 | #2,419 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1931 | #2,292 | 12 | 0.0012% |
| 1930 | #1,871 | 17 | 0.0015% |
| 1929 | #1,977 | 16 | 0.0015% |
| 1928 | #1,743 | 20 | 0.0018% |
| 1927 | #2,847 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1926 | #2,161 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1925 | #1,851 | 19 | 0.0017% |
| 1924 | #3,181 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1923 | #1,681 | 22 | 0.0020% |
| 1922 | #2,115 | 16 | 0.0015% |
| 1921 | #2,466 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1920 | #1,939 | 18 | 0.0017% |
| 1919 | #2,464 | 12 | 0.0012% |
| 1918 | #4,029 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1917 | #2,882 | 9 | 0.0010% |
| 1916 | #2,018 | 15 | 0.0017% |
| 1915 | #2,258 | 12 | 0.0014% |
| 1914 | #2,065 | 11 | 0.0017% |
| 1913 | #2,045 | 9 | 0.0018% |
| 1912 | #2,795 | 5 | 0.0012% |
| 1910 | #1,772 | 5 | 0.0026% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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