US rank #316 Boys' name Peak 2013 26,512 births

Cash — #316 US boys' name

26,512 babies named Cash in U.S. Social Security records since 1885, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s181890s201910s621920s571930s301940s251950s531960s1391970s1781980s2711990s5062000s55292010s133862020s6238
#316
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 98% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Cash was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

1,483 babies were named Cash in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cash

The Social Security Administration has registered 26,512 babies named Cash between 1885 and 2024, spanning 140 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cash currently holds the #316 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 1,483 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cash performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 13,386 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Cash shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 3,316 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Cash in 49 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cash in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 26,512 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Cash at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

26,512

Since 1885

140 years of records

Peak year

2013

1,483 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#316

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1885

Recorded for 140 years

Last year on file: 2024

Cash popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1885

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2013)
1,483
Annual births at peak — across 140 years of records
-50005001,0001,5002,000 202420111998198519721959193219181885 5

Cash popularity over time — girls

127 total births recorded since 2007 (Cash as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 127 births
468101214 20242022202020182016201320112007 7

Cash by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
13,386 births that decade — 50% of Cash's all-time total
1880s181890s201910s621920s571930s301940s251950s531960s1391970s1781980s2711990s5062000s55292010s133862020s6238

Cash by state

Where Cash concentrates geographically — total births since 1885

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Cash
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
3,316 12.5%
#2 Texas
3,232 12.2%
#3 Florida
1,036 3.9%
#4 Arizona
849 3.2%
#5 Oklahoma
792 3.0%
#6 Missouri
785 3.0%
#7 Ohio
781 2.9%
#8 Washington
748 2.8%
California share of Cash's total US births 12.5%
Even split

3,316 of 26,512 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.

Cash appears in 49 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cash?
26,512 babies have been named Cash since 1885. It currently ranks #316 among boys. The peak year was 2013 with 1,483 births.
When was Cash most popular?
Cash was most popular in the 2010s decade with 13,386 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
Where is Cash most popular?
The top states for the name Cash are California (3,316 births), Texas (3,232 births), Florida (1,036 births).
How long has the name Cash been used?
Cash has been recorded in Social Security data since 1885, spanning 140 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Cash?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Casey, Cason, Case, Cassius, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1885–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.