girls:
119 births since 1989
#5597 (2nd percentile)
boys:
19.6k births since 1910
#826 (82nd percentile)
overall:
19.7k births since 1910
#1828 (76th percentile)
The name Nash is the #1,828 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 19,725 recorded births since 1910. This represents the 76.4% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 76.4% of all names). For boys, it ranks #826 (82.0% percentile) for all time with 19,606 births since 1910. For girls, it ranks #5,597 (2.0% percentile) for all time with 119 births since 1989.
Nash first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1910 (1910 for boys and 1989 for girls). Birth data for Nash is available in 110 out of the 114 years between 1910 and 2023 (110 years for boys and 13 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Nash has been given almost exclusively to boys, with 99.4% of all recorded births being male.
For boys, Nash reached its peak popularity in 2021, achieving the 75.6% percentile (ranked #228) with 847 births per million. The name was most common in 2021, with 847 births per million (ranked 75.6% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2004, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Nash ranks #252 for boys (72.4% percentile) with 725 births per million, which is 85.6% of its peak share of births.
For girls, Nash reached its peak popularity in 2021, achieving the 1.5% percentile (ranked #922) with 11 births per million. The name was most common in 2021, with 11 births per million (ranked 1.5% percentile). Despite a peak around 2014, the name has seen a recent rise in popularity for girls. Currently, Nash ranks #942 for girls (0.5% percentile) with 6 births per million, which is 53.9% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Nash".
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