Given name & surname
Cash
“refers to a chest or box”
In English use, Cash has a related form in Case. One French interpretation is “refers to a chest or box.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Cash has a related form in Case. One French interpretation is “refers to a chest or box.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Cash has a related form in Case. An origin associated with Case is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1885. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cash through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 27,840
- 27,705 boys · 135 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 1,491 babies
- 2025
- 1,188
- #287 for boys · #12,167 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −6%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 1,181 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 287 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 6.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 1,483 in 2013. It also appeared in 7 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (127). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 19,369 as a first name in 2020; 28,715 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Cash’s family of names
In English usage, Cash has a related form in Case.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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