Boys' name · peaked in 2021
Cash name popularity since 1925
27,716 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Cash. Half of them were born in 2015 or earlier, so the typical Cash is about 11 years old in 2026. Cash peaked in 2021 as the #253 name for boys, and it ranked #287 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 27,716
- Named Cash, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #287
- for boys in 2025 (1,181 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.5% boys
- 135 girls · 27,581 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 3.81× its national share
Peak year is the year Cash made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Cash births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2013. Measured as a share of all babies, Cash peaked in 2021.
- Fastest rise: Between 2003 and 2008, Cash became 8.1× more common, from 1 in 11,900 baby boys to 1 in 1,470.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Cash's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Cash.
Decade by decade
Babies named Cash in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 33 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 30 | #3,315 |
| 1940s | 0 | 25 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 53 | #3,957 |
| 1960s | 0 | 139 | #3,282 |
| 1970s | 0 | 178 | #3,274 |
| 1980s | 0 | 271 | #1,978 |
| 1990s | 0 | 506 | #1,626 |
| 2000s | 7 | 5,529 | #680 |
| 2010s | 70 | 13,390 | #266 |
| 2020–25 | 58 | 7,427 | #287 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
61.3% of babies named Cash from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Cash is most popular
The index compares Cash's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Cash.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 3.81× | 356 |
| Utah | 3.27× | 730 |
| Idaho | 3.11× | 324 |
| Arizona | 2.61× | 886 |
| Oklahoma | 2.39× | 814 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Cash and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Cash (this page) | 27,581 | 2021 |
| Kash | 17,350 | 2021 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Cash's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Cash.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Cash (2021).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data