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Nash

“Dweller by the ash tree” — English (habitational surname) origin

Boy's name · #255 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Nash has appeared in US records since 1910 — best rank #233 (2021) · 22,439 babies named Nash all-time · 1 in 1,300 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 660 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 47 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Nashes

• Nash Edgerton — Australian film director
• Nash the Slash — Canadian musician (1948-2014)
• Nash Grier — American Internet personality
• Nash Aguas — Filipino actor and Politician
• Nash Lowis — Australian javelin thrower

In stories & tradition

• Nash Brennan — One Life to Live
• Nash Wells — The Flash · Batwoman

What Nashes become

Among 37 notable people named Nash:

Entertainers appear 2.96× more often than among typical names — e.g. Nash Edgerton, Australian film director.

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