Kash

“Modern re-spelling of Cash — from the English surname” — English origin

Boy's name · #286 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Kash first appeared in 1916, vanished from the records entirely for 23 years, and since returning in 1958 has climbed back to #286. About 17,000 boys have carried it in all. In Louisiana and Mississippi it runs about 3× its national rate. Together with its spelling variant Cash (#287), Kash would rank around #157 with about 2,400 births last year — the newborns split about 50/50 between Kash and Cash.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,900 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 14,000 boys in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 45 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Kashes

Kash Patel — Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Kash Heed — Canadian politician
Kash Beauchamp — American baseball player
Kash Gill — British kickboxer
Kash Ali — British boxer

What Kashes become

Among 16 notable people named Kash:

Similar names: Cash · Nash · Khai · Baylor · Kasen · Karter

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