Boys' name · peaked in 2021
Kash name popularity since 1925
17,632 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Kash (1.6% girls, 98.4% boys). Half of them were born in 2019 or earlier, so the typical Kash is about 7 years old in 2026. Kash peaked in 2021 as the #240 name for boys, and it ranked #286 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 17,632
- Named Kash, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #286
- for boys in 2025 (1,183 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 98.4% boys
- 282 girls · 17,350 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 2.96× its national share
Peak year is the year Kash 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.
Kash births per year, 1925–2025
2021 was the biggest year for Kash both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2007 and 2012, Kash became 3.3× more common, from 1 in 12,400 baby boys to 1 in 3,740.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Kash's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Kash.
Decade by decade
Babies named Kash 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 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 5 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 12 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 46 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 5 | 26 | Under 5 |
| 1980s | 0 | 77 | #6,169 |
| 1990s | 0 | 192 | #3,497 |
| 2000s | 8 | 1,233 | #1,625 |
| 2010s | 134 | 7,794 | #382 |
| 2020–25 | 135 | 7,965 | #286 |
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
83.5% of babies named Kash from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Kash is most popular
The index compares Kash'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 Kash.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 2.96× | 415 |
| Oklahoma | 2.53× | 542 |
| Louisiana | 2.10× | 621 |
| Arkansas | 1.83× | 309 |
| Arizona | 1.77× | 378 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Kash 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kash (this page) | 17,350 | 2021 |
| Cash | 27,581 | 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 Kash's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Kash.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Kash (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