Boys' name · since 1910
Nash
Since 1910, U.S. Social Security records show 22,439 babies named Nash, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #783 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #255 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 22,439
- born since 1910
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nash is the #255 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 22,439 recorded since 1910.
Nash has 22,439 recorded births among boys since 1910, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #255 as of the latest data, more common than 98% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 2025.
- #783 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #255 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 22,439 born since 1910
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nash ranks #783 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #255 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 22,439 born since 1910, peaking in the 2010s.
- #783 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #255 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 22,439
- born since 1910
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nash's 22,439 recorded births place it above 98.27% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
49 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Nash compares
22,439 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Nash's all-time total is 61x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nash | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 22,439 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,588 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nash's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nash's SSA record in two at 1970 and the more recent half accounts for 97% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 3%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1910, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 1,588, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nash popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 1,588
- Annual births at peak, across 116 years of records
Nash popularity over time - girls
144 total births recorded since 1989 (Nash as girls' name)
Nash by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (9,256 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Nash's strongest decade.
9,256 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Nash births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 84
1910s
84 births
- 1920s 158
1920s
158 births
- 1930s 114
1930s
114 births
- 1940s 115
1940s
115 births
- 1950s 112
1950s
112 births
- 1960s 62
1960s
62 births
- 1970s 145
1970s
145 births
- 1980s 292
1980s
292 births
- 1990s 1,072
1990s
1,072 births
- 2000s 2,376
2000s
2,376 births
- 2010s
2010s
9,256 births
- 2020s
2020s
8,653 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 9,256 births (41% of all-time use).
How Nash 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 Nash's total volume
Nash by state
Where Nash concentrates geographically, total births since 1910
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,545 | 6.9% |
| #2 | California | | 1,432 | 6.4% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 1,188 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Utah | | 916 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 851 | 3.8% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 833 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Florida | | 820 | 3.7% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 797 | 3.6% |
1,545 of 22,439 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.
Nash appears in 49 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nash's data
- Nash's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (9,256 total births) through the 2020s (8,653) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Nashs (1,545 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 Nash: 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 (~115 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, 1910–2025 (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 Nash 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.