Cash
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Meaning
money
The story
Cash is money said out loud, and our meaning records keep it that plain. The K-spelling, Kash, told its story two batches back in our worklist; this is the original, and its curve has a famous shadow. For a century it idled under 510 a decade. Then about 5,500 in the 2000s, eleven times over, the decade the Man in Black died and Hollywood put his life on screen; decade buckets point, they do not convict. The climb continued to about 13,500 in the 2010s, with 7,500 so far this decade. In our records it goes to boys about 27,700 to 140. Some families hear the singer, some hear the word, some just hear one confident syllable; the record cannot split them, and the name works regardless, which is roughly how Johnny would have wanted it.
How popular is Cash around the world?
In the United States, 7,485 babies were named Cash between 2020 and 2025.
Cash is on the official records of the United States, Canada, South Australia, Scotland and England and Wales.
United States
1 in 2,900
In the United States, 7,485 babies were named Cash between 2020 and 2025.
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Cash peaked in the 2020s.
Births with a Social Security record. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration
Canada
1 in 6,900
In Canada, 53 boys named Cash were born in 2024, the 529th most common name among boys that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
First given names from provincial and territorial vital statistics across Canada; any name-sex-year under 5 is excluded at source, and small Quebec counts carry a randomized adjustment made at source. Shares divide by Statistics Canada’s count of live births for the year; the 2024 count is preliminary. Source: Statistics Canada, first names at birth (table 17-10-0147-01)
South Australia
1 in 9,2002017
In South Australia, 2 boys were registered as Cash in 2017.
The count never rose above 5 in a year, too few to chart.
Births registered in South Australia (not all of Australia) by first name and year of registration, 1944–2017, from the state’s Births, Deaths and Marriages registry, which publishes every name down to a single birth in capitals; a spelling its export repeats inside a year is counted once, and from 2018 only a top 100 is published, so the series ends at 2017. Source: Consumer and Business Services (South Australia), popular baby names
Scotland
1 in 15,000
In Scotland, 3 boys named Cash were registered in 2024, the 727th most common name among boys that year.
The count never rose above 3 in a year, too few to chart.
Births registered in Scotland; different spellings count separately but accents are merged at source, and any spelling under 3 in total is suppressed. Source: National Records of Scotland, babies' first names
England and Wales
1 in 49,000
In England and Wales, 12 boys named Cash were born in 2025, ranked 2,014th among boys that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
Birth registrations in England and Wales (not the whole UK); exact spellings are counted separately, and any spelling under 3 in a year is withheld at source. Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names in England and Wales
New Zealand
last on record 2012
Cash is not on the 2025 record for New Zealand, where names under 10 in a year are excluded at source.
share of that year’s name registrations
First given names from New Zealand birth registrations, grouped by registration year; any name under 10 in a year is excluded at source. Shares divide by Stats NZ’s count of births registered to mothers living in New Zealand, under 1% below the registry’s own count. Source: Department of Internal Affairs (New Zealand), baby name popularity over time
Not on the record in Spain, Mexico City, Argentina, Puerto Rico, Ireland and Poland: those registries withhold small counts, so rare uses may sit below their floors.
Not on the Chile record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 5 registrations in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on the Montevideo record for 1940 to 2011: that registry withholds nothing, so this spelling was not given there in those years. Not on the France record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 20 births in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on the Austria record for 1984 to 2025: Statistik Austria publishes every first name down to a single birth, so this name was not given there in those years (before 2010 the record covers babies with Austrian citizenship only). Not on Norway’s list: Statistics Norway lists only first names carried by 200 or more living people, so rarer names are not shown.
When you meet Cash
Most people given the name Cash in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
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The Cash deep dive
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