Nash

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

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

Nash is near its high-water mark: it reached #233 in 2021 and still ranked #255 in 2025. About 22,000 boys have carried it since 1910. In North Dakota and South Dakota it runs about 3× its national rate and ranks #91 in South Dakota. It is also an American family name — about 59,000 people carry it as a surname, according to US census data.

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.

Similar names: Cash · Nazir · Armani · Jax · Karter · Zayne

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