How Many People Are Named Cash?
An estimated 26,176 people in the United States have the first name Cash. It is predominantly male (99.5%). The average bearer is 13 years old, and Cash peaked in popularity in 2013 with 1,491 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cash as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Cash paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Cash is overwhelmingly male, 127 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
- Cash is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 13, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
26,176
About 1 in 13,094 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.5% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2013
1,491 births
Total Registered
26,639
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cash
Cash is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 26,639 total births registered, 99.5% were male.
Cash as a male name
Ranked #316 in 2024
1,085 male births in 2024
Peak: 2013 (1,483 births)
Cash as a female name
Ranked #9,649 in 2024
10 female births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (13 births)
Cash: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cash span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 13,456 babies were registered. While Cash is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Cash by Decade
How has Cash tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Cash by State
Birth registrations for Cash span all 49 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Delaware. On average, about 504 Cashs were registered per state.
Cash + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cash as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cash
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cash: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cash?
We estimate approximately 26,176 people named Cash are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 13,094 Americans share this first name.
Is Cash a common name?
Cash is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 26,639 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cash most popular?
Cash reached peak popularity in 2013, when 1,491 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cash is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cash a male name?
Cash is predominantly male. 99.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cash Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cash Smith, Cash Johnson, Cash Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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