Given name & surname
Nash
“from the cliffs”
Nash is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “from the cliffs.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “from the cliffs.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
In Cebuano usage, Nash developed from Æsc.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1910. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nash through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 22,583
- 22,439 boys · 144 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 1,607 babies
- 2025
- 1,366
- #255 for boys · #10,669 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +4%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 1,357 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 255 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 3.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 9 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (109). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 13,169 as a first name in 2020; 57,028 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.
Nash’s family of names
In Cebuano usage, Nash developed from the Old English form Æsc. Nash has a related form in Nashe. In English usage, Nash as a surname has a related form in NAISH.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Nash
- Nash EdgertonAustralian film directorborn 1973
- Nash GrierAmerican Internet personalityborn 1997
- Nash LowisAustralian javelin throwerborn 1999
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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