Cash
Cash was the 287th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 1,181 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 243rd with 1,483 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 21 places. More babies were named Cash in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Kash) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #287 boys, down 23 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 1,181boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20131,483 babies
- Total since 1880
- 27,840babies recorded
What does the name Cash mean?
Cash is a spelling of Kash, pronounced the same way, so it shares Kash's meaning and origin.
Kash is a modern boy's name that Wiktionary describes as a re-spelling of Cash. Cash is an English surname, and the name also suggests the word cash, money. Wiktionary also lists an unrelated Central Asian place name Kash. Wiktionary records it as a male given name of modern usage, said exactly like Cash. We found no dictionary source for a deeper meaning of the given name.
How sure is this? Not documented. A modern respelling of Cash; no documented meaning beyond that.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Kash', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Kash', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Cash popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 135 since 2007, 7 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #287 | 1,181 |
| 2020 | #264 | 1,292 |
| 2010 | #263 | 1,319 |
| 2000 | #1,554 | 77 |
| 1990 | #1,384 | 65 |
| 1980 | #2,740 | 17 |
| 1970 | #1,547 | 30 |
| 1960 | #1,917 | 18 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | #4,080 | 5 |
| 1920 | #4,392 | 5 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Cash, counting every spelling?
Cash is a spelling of Kash, a name family that ranked #164 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #287 for Cash on its own. Together these spellings went to 2,422 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kash | 1,183 | #286 | 6,585 |
| Cash | 1,181 | #287 | 6,135 |
| Cache | 34 | #3,390 | 170 |
| Kaash | — | — | 32 |
| Kashh | 10 | #7,949 | 29 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Cash?
1,181 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Cash (0.33 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Cash born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 7 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Cash.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Cash?
About 27,200 people born in the US named Cash are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 6 and 16. That makes Cash a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Cash by state
How common Cash was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Montana (3.5×), Idaho (2.5×), Utah (2.2×), Iowa (2.2×), Oklahoma (2.1×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Delaware, New York, New Jersey.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Cash: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Cash, they share its era and feel.
Cash is also a nickname for Cassius.
Questions about the name Cash
How popular is the name Cash?
Cash was the 287th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 1,181 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 243rd with 1,483 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 21 places. More babies were named Cash in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Cash a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Cash in the US.
Where is Cash most popular?
In 2021–2025, Cash was most common in Montana (2.50 per 1,000 boys), followed by Idaho and Utah.