Boys' name · since 1916
Kash
Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 17,367 babies named Kash, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #893 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #286 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 17,367
- born since 1916
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kash is the #286 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 17,367 recorded since 1916.
Kash has 17,367 recorded births among boys since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #286 as of the latest data, more common than 98% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #893 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #286 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 17,367 born since 1916
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kash ranks #893 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #286 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 17,367 born since 1916, peaking in the 2020s.
- #893 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #286 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 17,367
- born since 1916
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kash's 17,367 recorded births place it above 98.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
47 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kash compares
17,367 Top 7% higher than 93% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kash's all-time total is 47x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kash | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 17,367 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,481 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kash's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kash's full recorded timeline at 1995, 98% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 2% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 1,481 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kash popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 1,481
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Kash popularity over time - girls
282 total births recorded since 1979 (Kash as girls' name)
Kash by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (7,965 births, 46% of the file).
2020s was Kash's strongest decade.
7,965 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Kash births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 11
1910s
11 births
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s 46
1960s
46 births
- 1970s 26
1970s
26 births
- 1980s 77
1980s
77 births
- 1990s 192
1990s
192 births
- 2000s 1,233
2000s
1,233 births
- 2010s
2010s
7,794 births
- 2020s
2020s
7,965 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 7,965 births (46% of all-time use).
How Kash compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kash's total volume
Kash by state
Where Kash concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,963 | 11.3% |
| #2 | California | | 1,346 | 7.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 868 | 5.0% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 770 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 621 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 559 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Oklahoma | | 542 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 526 | 3.0% |
1,963 of 17,367 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.
Kash appears in 47 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kash's data
- Texas records the most Kashs (1,963 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kash: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~109 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1916–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kash draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.