Given name & surname
Flash
“emanating bright light”·“a shining man; one who is fast”
Flash is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “emanating bright light” (American) and “a shining man; one who is fast” (American). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “emanating bright light” (American) and “a shining man; one who is fast” (American). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2014. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Flash through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 20
- 20 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 8 in 2016. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 423 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.
Flash’s family of names
Flash has a related form in Flasha. Flash has a related form in Flashe. Flash has a related form in Flashea.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 9
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Flashevariant
- Flashievariant
- Flashivariant
- Flasheavariant
- Flasheevariant
- Flasheyvariant
- Flashyvariant
- Flashiavariant
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