Nash
#10,107 for girls in 2025, 9 births · #255 for boys in 2025, 1,357 births
Given to boys 99.4% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2021 · 1,588 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 22,439since 1910
Nash over time
Rank among boys' names. Nash has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #10,107 | 9 | #255 | 1,357 |
| 2024 | #7,251 | 15 | #240 | 1,468 |
| 2023 | #9,616 | 10 | #259 | 1,333 |
| 2022 | #11,231 | 8 | #251 | 1,407 |
| 2021 | #6,174 | 19 | #233 | 1,588 |
| 2020 | #6,083 | 19 | #240 | 1,500 |
| 2019 | #9,112 | 11 | #254 | 1,441 |
| 2018 | #10,545 | 9 | #257 | 1,408 |
| 2017 | #12,713 | 7 | #281 | 1,285 |
| 2016 | #14,331 | 6 | #286 | 1,261 |
| 2015 | #14,482 | 6 | #345 | 994 |
| 2014 | #13,069 | 7 | #364 | 869 |
| 2013 | — | #466 | 601 | |
| 2012 | — | #525 | 500 | |
| 2011 | — | #519 | 493 | |
| 2010 | — | #613 | 404 | |
| 2009 | — | #676 | 359 | |
| 2008 | — | #677 | 358 | |
| 2007 | — | #708 | 328 | |
| 2006 | — | #741 | 288 | |
| 2005 | — | #929 | 188 | |
| 2004 | — | #991 | 167 | |
| 2003 | — | #979 | 163 | |
| 2002 | — | #875 | 187 | |
| 2001 | — | #918 | 170 | |
| 2000 | — | #919 | 168 | |
| 1999 | — | #748 | 214 | |
| 1998 | — | #771 | 204 | |
| 1997 | — | #758 | 196 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,093 | 110 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,648 | 55 | |
| 1994 | #11,778 | 6 | #1,643 | 55 |
| 1993 | #11,780 | 6 | #1,662 | 53 |
| 1992 | — | #1,659 | 52 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,396 | 66 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,361 | 67 | |
| 1989 | #10,847 | 6 | #1,590 | 50 |
| 1988 | — | #1,501 | 50 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,709 | 39 | |
| 1986 | — | #2,161 | 26 | |
| 1985 | — | #2,226 | 24 | |
| 1984 | — | #2,437 | 20 | |
| 1983 | — | #2,272 | 22 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,890 | 29 | |
| 1981 | — | #3,858 | 10 | |
| 1980 | — | #2,284 | 22 | |
| 1979 | — | #2,157 | 23 | |
| 1978 | — | #2,669 | 16 | |
| 1977 | — | #2,910 | 14 | |
| 1976 | — | #3,264 | 11 | |
| 1975 | — | #3,078 | 12 | |
| 1974 | — | #2,799 | 13 | |
| 1973 | — | #2,124 | 19 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,819 | 12 | |
| 1971 | — | #2,686 | 13 | |
| 1970 | — | #2,739 | 12 | |
| 1969 | — | — | ||
| 1968 | — | #4,136 | 5 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,470 | 11 | |
| 1966 | — | — | ||
| 1965 | — | — | ||
| 1964 | — | #3,282 | 7 | |
| 1963 | — | #2,673 | 10 | |
| 1962 | — | #3,640 | 6 | |
| 1961 | — | #2,322 | 13 | |
| 1960 | — | #2,685 | 10 | |
| 1959 | — | #2,295 | 13 | |
| 1958 | — | #2,642 | 10 | |
| 1957 | — | #2,822 | 9 | |
| 1956 | — | #2,361 | 12 | |
| 1955 | — | #2,139 | 14 | |
| 1954 | — | #2,942 | 8 | |
| 1953 | — | #2,391 | 11 | |
| 1952 | — | #2,514 | 10 | |
| 1951 | — | #2,495 | 10 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,941 | 15 | |
| 1949 | — | #3,298 | 6 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,881 | 16 | |
| 1947 | — | #2,169 | 13 | |
| 1946 | — | #2,143 | 12 | |
| 1945 | — | #2,009 | 12 | |
| 1944 | — | #2,467 | 9 | |
| 1943 | — | #2,563 | 9 | |
| 1942 | — | #2,268 | 11 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,633 | 18 | |
| 1940 | — | #2,478 | 9 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,879 | 14 | |
| 1938 | — | #2,185 | 11 | |
| 1937 | — | #2,197 | 11 | |
| 1936 | — | #3,549 | 5 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,719 | 8 | |
| 1934 | — | #2,121 | 12 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,997 | 13 | |
| 1932 | — | #2,313 | 11 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,207 | 12 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,821 | 17 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,933 | 16 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,707 | 20 | |
| 1927 | — | #2,703 | 10 | |
| 1926 | — | #2,074 | 15 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,806 | 19 | |
| 1924 | — | #3,023 | 9 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,644 | 22 | |
| 1922 | — | #2,040 | 16 | |
| 1921 | — | #2,376 | 13 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,885 | 18 | |
| 1919 | — | #2,385 | 12 | |
| 1918 | — | #3,728 | 6 | |
| 1917 | — | #2,732 | 9 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,949 | 15 | |
| 1915 | — | #2,184 | 12 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,975 | 11 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,945 | 9 | |
| 1912 | — | #2,544 | 5 | |
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | — | #1,589 | 5 | |
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The first year at least five boys were named Nash! It came in at #1,589, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1910–1912, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Nash is popular in 2008
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Utah#217 · 1 in 912
- Idaho#302 · 1 in 1,313
- Arizona#364 · 1 in 2,170
- Michigan#377 · 1 in 2,448
- Iowa#381 · 1 in 2,060
Best ever in a state: #38 in Wyoming, 2020.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #217 | 26 | 1 in 912 |
| Idaho | #302 | 7 | 1 in 1,313 |
| Arizona | #364 | 20 | 1 in 2,170 |
| Michigan | #377 | 21 | 1 in 2,448 |
| Iowa | #381 | 8 | 1 in 2,060 |
| Indiana | #383 | 17 | 1 in 2,252 |
| Missouri | #478 | 11 | 1 in 3,138 |
| Oklahoma | #488 | 8 | 1 in 2,679 |
| Tennessee | #489 | 12 | 1 in 3,143 |
| Minnesota | #490 | 9 | 1 in 3,315 |
| Kentucky | #502 | 6 | 1 in 3,937 |
| Ohio | #529 | 16 | 1 in 4,027 |
| Massachusetts | #542 | 7 | 1 in 4,575 |
| Washington | #572 | 10 | 1 in 3,724 |
| Wisconsin | #585 | 7 | 1 in 4,194 |
| Oregon | #606 | 5 | 1 in 4,027 |
| North Carolina | #691 | 10 | 1 in 5,571 |
| Texas | #691 | 32 | 1 in 5,912 |
| Pennsylvania | #759 | 9 | 1 in 7,096 |
| California | #775 | 31 | 1 in 8,199 |
| Georgia | #866 | 9 | 1 in 6,798 |
| Florida | #932 | 12 | 1 in 8,376 |
| Virginia | #940 | 5 | 1 in 8,595 |
| Illinois | #1,088 | 7 | 1 in 10,679 |
| New York | #1,222 | 9 | 1 in 12,124 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Nash
- 15 spots since 2024 (#240 → #255)
- 15 spots since 2020 (#240 → #255)
- 90 spots since 2015 (#345 → #255)
- Biggest jump: 335 spots in 1997 (#1,093 → #758)
- Biggest drop: 171 spots in 2000 (#748 → #919)
- Debuted 1910
- Peaked 2021 at #233 (1,588 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 29 yrs · run 1997–2025
- Highest: 1 in 1,102 boys born in 2021 were named Nash (0.09%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,259 boys born in 2025 (0.08%)
- 41.2% of all boys named Nash (9,256) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 84 | #1,589 (1910) | #2,337 |
| 1920s | 158 | #1,644 (1923) | #2,119 |
| 1930s | 114 | #1,821 (1930) | #2,299 |
| 1940s | 115 | #1,633 (1941) | #2,291 |
| 1950s | 112 | #1,941 (1950) | #2,454 |
| 1960s | 62 | #2,322 (1961) | #3,030 |
| 1970s | 145 | #2,124 (1973) | #2,725 |
| 1980s | 292 | #1,501 (1988) | #2,193 |
| 1990s | 1,072 | #748 (1999) | #1,274 |
| 2000s | 2,376 | #676 (2009) | #841 |
| 2010s | 9,256 | #254 (2019) | #391 |
| 2020s | 8,653 | #233 (2021) | #246 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Nash in 2008
Top boys' names in 2008
More about 2008
boys
2,040,150 boys got a published name in 2008; 1 in 5,699 of them was named Nash, which outranked 95.4% of the 14,625 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.