Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Kash isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kash through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 17,649
- 17,367 boys · 282 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 1,510 babies
- 2025
- 1,206
- #286 for boys · #5,480 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +20%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 1,183 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 286 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 20.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 23 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (148). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 8,175 as a first name in 2020; 1,542 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.
Kash’s family of names
Kash may belong to the same name family as KASHH. This is a tentative spelling connection.
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.
People named Kash
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Kash, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Nash
“from the cliffs”
99% boys · 1% girls
Kade
“from the wetlands”
99% boys · 1% girls
Kashton
Kashton is a masculine given name.
99% boys · 1% girls
Kane
“a warrior woman ready for battle” · “the little warrior”
>99% boys
Lukas
“a man from Lucania”
>99% boys
Karson
“from the swamp” · “a free man”
95% boys · 5% girls
Kai
Kai is used in several naming traditions, with different explanations for the same spelling.
93% boys · 7% girls
Karter
“a transporter of merchandise” · “one who transports goods; one who drives a cart”
86% boys · 14% girls