Nash

Meaning: Dweller by the ash tree
Origin: English surname

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

Popularity over time

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.

Across the states

In recent years, Nash ran about 3× its national rate in North Dakota and South Dakota—ranked #74 in South Dakota in 2025.

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

Around the world

See how Nash ranks in other countries and regions.

#136 in Canada (2025) · #3,684 in England & Wales (2025) · #5,650 in France (2025) · #7,113 in Ecuador (2023) · #4,506 in Italy (2022) · #416 in New Zealand (2020) · #1,511 in Sweden (2018) · #3,069 in Austria (2018) · #629 in Ireland (2007) · #1,107 in Belgium (2000).

Famous Nashes

Nash Edgerton — Australian film director (born 1979)
Nash Grier — American Internet personality (born 1997)
Nash the Slash — Canadian musician (1948–2014)
Nash Aguas — Filipino actor and politician (born 1998)
Nash Racela — Filipino basketball coach (born 1971)

As a surname

It is also an American family name — about 59,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

John Forbes Nash — American mathematician and Nobel Laureate (1928–2015)
Steve Nash — Canadian basketball player and coach (born 1974)
Kevin Nash — American professional wrestler (born 1959)

In stories & tradition

Nash Brennan — One Life to Live (TV series)
Nash Wells — The Flash (TV series)

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 (born 1979).

Similar names: Lawson · Nazir · Cash · Jax · Hayes · Karter

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