Cash
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.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Cash peaked in the 2020s.
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.
The Cash deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Cash truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Cash fits with your family’s names and surname.
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