Given name
Nashua
“as loud as thunder”
Nashua is a variant of Nashashuk. One Native American interpretation is “as loud as thunder.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nashua is a variant of Nashashuk. One Native American interpretation is “as loud as thunder.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Nashua is a variant of Nashashuk. An origin associated with Nashashuk is Native American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1981. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nashua through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 84
- 84 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #13,313 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 13,313 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 9 in 2006. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 171 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Nashua’s family of names
Nashua has a related form in Nashashuk.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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