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 2017
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Utah#83 · 1 in 333
- North Dakota#88 · 1 in 289
- Nebraska#109 · 1 in 376
- Maine#115 · 1 in 356
- South Dakota#131 · 1 in 393
Best ever in a state: #38 in Wyoming, 2020.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #83 | 61 | 1 in 333 |
| North Dakota | #88 | 14 | 1 in 289 |
| Nebraska | #109 | 26 | 1 in 376 |
| Maine | #115 | 12 | 1 in 356 |
| South Dakota | #131 | 10 | 1 in 393 |
| West Virginia | #134 | 16 | 1 in 468 |
| Wisconsin | #159 | 42 | 1 in 619 |
| Iowa | #165 | 25 | 1 in 594 |
| Minnesota | #170 | 42 | 1 in 645 |
| Ohio | #173 | 82 | 1 in 712 |
| Indiana | #176 | 50 | 1 in 689 |
| Kentucky | #195 | 29 | 1 in 746 |
| Tennessee | #210 | 42 | 1 in 864 |
| Missouri | #213 | 36 | 1 in 850 |
| Kansas | #215 | 19 | 1 in 792 |
| Oregon | #216 | 21 | 1 in 827 |
| Arkansas | #218 | 18 | 1 in 762 |
| Idaho | #222 | 11 | 1 in 718 |
| Montana | #231 | 5 | 1 in 725 |
| Michigan | #240 | 43 | 1 in 1,080 |
| Pennsylvania | #242 | 51 | 1 in 1,141 |
| Oklahoma | #243 | 21 | 1 in 921 |
| Nevada | #244 | 14 | 1 in 937 |
| North Carolina | #268 | 43 | 1 in 1,194 |
| Washington | #271 | 31 | 1 in 1,147 |
| Georgia | #283 | 41 | 1 in 1,310 |
| Virginia | #301 | 28 | 1 in 1,455 |
| Illinois | #304 | 43 | 1 in 1,440 |
| Arizona | #307 | 26 | 1 in 1,332 |
| Maryland | #312 | 18 | 1 in 1,473 |
| Colorado | #328 | 19 | 1 in 1,392 |
| Mississippi | #338 | 9 | 1 in 1,482 |
| Florida | #355 | 50 | 1 in 1,933 |
| Texas | #358 | 96 | 1 in 1,835 |
| South Carolina | #360 | 12 | 1 in 1,750 |
| Alabama | #377 | 12 | 1 in 1,906 |
| New York | #439 | 37 | 1 in 2,637 |
| Louisiana | #448 | 11 | 1 in 2,169 |
| Connecticut | #462 | 5 | 1 in 2,809 |
| California | #465 | 75 | 1 in 2,876 |
| New Jersey | #535 | 12 | 1 in 3,404 |
| Massachusetts | #554 | 7 | 1 in 4,117 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| 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 2017
Top girls' names in 2017
Top boys' names in 2017
More about 2017
girls
1,726,461 girls got a published name in 2017; 1 in 246,637 of them was named Nash, which outranked 31.1% of the 18,448 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #11,615Zuhur8
- #11,615Zyion8
- #11,615Zylia8
- #12,713Nash7
- #12,713Aalaiyah7
- #12,713Aanshi7
- #12,713Aaradhana7
- #14,124Aabriella6
- #14,124Aaditri6
- #14,124Aafiya6
Tied with 1,410 names at #12,713; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↓ 263Julianne#919 → #1,182
- ↓ 243Milania#947 → #1,190
- ↓ 240Wendy#858 → #1,098
- ↓ 238Montserrat#808 → #1,046
- ↓ 224Nathaly#930 → #1,154
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,850,956 boys got a published name in 2017; 1 in 1,440 of them was named Nash, which outranked 98.0% of the 14,262 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.