boys' name ★ peaked 2013

Cash

Meaning Variant of Case Gender Boy Rank 2025 #287 Trend → Stable

Variant of Case. In the US adopted by German immigrants named Kirch and Kirsch.

Rank 2025
#287
among boys · ↑29 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,188
named Cash · +8% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,446
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2013
1,491 babies
All-time total
27,840
#704 all-time among boys
First recorded
1885
in Social Security records

Cash popularity over time

27,840 babies have been named Cash since 1885, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – 18 18 2 – #760
1890s – 20 20 2 +11% #778
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 62 62 6 – #1,595
1920s – 57 57 6 -8% #2,963
1930s – 30 30 3 -47% #2,884
1940s – 25 25 3 -17% #3,064
1950s – 53 53 5 +112% #2,666
1960s – 139 139 14 +162% #1,519
1970s – 178 178 18 +28% #1,547
1980s – 271 271 27 +52% #1,638
1990s – 506 506 51 +87% #1,384
2000s 7 5,529 5,536 554 +994% #250
2010s 70 13,390 13,460 1,346 +143% #243
2020s (to 2025) 58 7,427 7,485 1,248 -7% #253

Where Cash is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 1,168 0.68 #288
2027 1,158 0.68 #290
2028 1,149 0.67 #294
2029 1,141 0.67 #297
2030 1,135 0.66 #299

Where Cash is most popular

Boys named Cash per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.710 per 1,000. Strongest in Montana, Idaho, and Utah.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Cash born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Montana 44 2.49 +251%
Idaho 74 1.81 +155%
Utah 151 1.58 +123%
Iowa 107 1.55 +118%
Oklahoma 130 1.47 +107%
West Virginia 47 1.44 +103%
North Dakota 23 1.35 +90%
Arkansas 83 1.31 +85%
New Mexico 43 1.31 +84%
Nebraska 55 1.26 +78%
Missouri 174 1.26 +77%
Kansas 85 1.24 +74%
Kentucky 122 1.22 +71%
Oregon 86 1.13 +60%
Nevada 64 1.12 +58%
Colorado 143 1.11 +56%
Arizona 176 1.08 +51%
Louisiana 109 1.07 +50%
Tennessee 185 1.02 +44%
Minnesota 122 0.995 +40%
Indiana 157 0.979 +38%
South Carolina 100 0.968 +36%
South Dakota 18 0.967 +36%
Washington 152 0.929 +31%
Wisconsin 107 0.903 +27%
Ohio 236 0.890 +25%
Alabama 97 0.887 +25%
Georgia 224 0.884 +24%
Mississippi 49 0.862 +21%
Michigan 169 0.825 +16%
Florida 368 0.777 +9%
Pennsylvania 203 0.765 +8%
North Carolina 190 0.744 +5%
Texas 627 0.712 ≈ national
Hawaii 11 0.708 ≈ national
California 620 0.678 -5%
Illinois 172 0.673 -5%
Maryland 73 0.612 -14%
Virginia 107 0.564 -21%
New Hampshire 12 0.540 -24%
Maine 10 0.515 -27%
Massachusetts 61 0.444 -38%
Rhode Island 7 0.429 -40%
Connecticut 26 0.384 -46%
New Jersey 70 0.348 -51%
Delaware 5 0.330 -54%
New York 142 0.328 -54%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Cash

Cash is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #287 in 2025 with 1,181 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1885, 27,840 American babies have been named Cash. Its peak came in 2013, when 1,491 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Cash stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Cash?

The median living Cash is about 10 years old; half are between 5 and 15. An estimated 27 thousand people named Cash are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Cash year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 7 #12,167 1,181 #287
2024 10 #9,686 1,087 #316
2023 9 #10,482 1,152 #288
2022 9 #10,558 1,310 #264
2021 10 #9,695 1,405 #253
2020 13 #8,065 1,292 #264
2019 6 #14,164 1,263 #280
2018 8 #11,610 1,280 #276
2017 10 #10,113 1,273 #284
2016 13 #8,488 1,447 #252
2015 – – 1,368 #266
2014 7 #13,349 1,328 #275
2013 8 #12,216 1,483 #243
2012 6 #15,347 1,318 #268
2011 5 #17,294 1,311 #264
2010 7 #13,752 1,319 #263
2009 – – 1,389 #250
2008 – – 1,388 #255
2007 7 #14,213 969 #329
2006 – – 787 #380
2005 – – 308 #680
2004 – – 228 #791
2003 – – 166 #969
2002 – – 131 #1,113
2001 – – 86 #1,444
2000 – – 77 #1,554
1995 – – 56 #1,626
1990 – – 65 #1,384
1985 – – 29 #1,978
1980 – – 17 #2,740
1975 – – 11 #3,274
1970 – – 30 #1,547
1965 – – 7 #3,282
1960 – – 18 #1,917
1955 – – 5 #3,957
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – 6 #3,315
1930 – – 5 #4,080
1925 – – 9 #2,963
1920 – – 5 #4,392
1915 – – 7 #3,137
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – 5 #960
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Cash, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Cash?

The median living Cash is about 10 years old. Half of all living Cashs are between 5 and 15 years old.

How many people named Cash are alive today?

An estimated 27 thousand people named Cash are alive in the United States, based on 27,840 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Cash mean?

Variant of Case. In the US adopted by German immigrants named Kirch and Kirsch.

How popular is the name Cash in 2025?

Cash ranked #287 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,181 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Cash?

27,840 babies have been named Cash in the United States since 1885, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Cash most popular?

Cash peaked in 2013, when 1,491 newborns received the name.

Is Cash a boy or girl name?

Cash is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Cash rising or falling?

Cash has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Cash become more popular?

Cash looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,135 boys named Cash in 2030, ranking around #299. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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