boy's name
Kash
KASH
- Origin English
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 1
- Letters 4
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 18,790
the United States
#286
2025 births
Kash is a boy's name with two unrelated sources. As a respelling of Cash it is an English occupational surname for a case or box maker; in Indian use it stands as a short form of Akash, the Sanskrit word for sky or open space. Both are in current use.
- Kash is a name of English origin.
- Peaked in 2021, when 1,510 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 2,749 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1916.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Kash over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 11 |
| 1920s | 6 |
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1950s | 12 |
| 1960s | 46 |
| 1970s | 31 |
| 1980s | 77 |
| 1990s | 192 |
| 2000s | 1,241 |
| 2010s | 7,928 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 8,100 |
What Kash means
Kash means either a maker of cases and boxes, through the English surname Cash, or sky, through the Sanskrit akasha. The two have nothing in common beyond the sound, and which applies depends entirely on the family.
Where Kash comes from
Kash respells Cash, an English surname from the Norman French casse, a box or case, marking a maker of them — the same root that gives the English word case, and unconnected to money, which entered English separately from the Italian cassa. Johnny Cash gave the surname its American resonance and the K respelling follows the modern habit of hardening a C. Independently, Kash serves Indian families as a short form of Akash, from the Sanskrit akasha, meaning sky, space or ether, one of the classical elements in Indian philosophy. Neither line derives from the other.
Kash in use
Kash peaked in 2021 and charts in only three of the seven countries we track.
How popular is Kash?
In 2025, Kash was given to 1,206 babies in the United States, ranking #286 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Kash is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Kash
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Kash also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Kash over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Kash in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Kash
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Kash — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Kash
What does the name Kash mean?
Either a maker of boxes, through the English surname Cash, or sky, as a short form of the Sanskrit Akash. The two sources are unrelated.
What is the difference between Kash and Cash?
Only the spelling in English use. Kash is also independently used by Indian families as a short form of Akash, which is a different name entirely.
Does Cash mean money?
No. The surname comes from the Norman French casse, a box or case. The money word entered English separately from Italian.
How popular is the name Kash?
In 2025, Kash was given to 1,206 babies in the United States, ranking #286 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Kash a girl's or a boy's name?
Kash is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Kash?
Kash has 1 syllable.
When was Kash most popular?
Kash peaked in 2021, when 1,510 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Kash a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Kash currently ranks #286 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.