Nash is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Nash means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Nash across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Nash has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Nash is a boy name of Old English origin meaning “at the ash tree”. An English surname from the phrase atten ash.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 22,583 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 121 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 3 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Nash per year, United States (1910 to 2025). United States peaked in 2021 (1,607/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 1998 (10/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2007 (3/yr).
Nash has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2021, when it ranked #426 nationally (given to 1,607 babies that year).
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