Nash

English

"by the ash tree"

Nash Origin and Meaning

The name Nash is a boy's name of English origin meaning "by the ash tree".

Nash is an English surname whose sound puts it right in step with currently trendy names like Cash, Dash and Ash. It first came to prominence via TV character Nash Bridges, portrayed by Don Johnson in the late nineties, and also via mathematician John Nash, played by Russell Crowe in the acclaimed film A Beautiful Mind.

Nash first entered the popular names list in 1997.

As a surname, Nash has been associated with witty poet Ogden (born Frederic Ogden), auto manufacturer Charles, maker of the defunct brand, and rock musician Graham, of Crosby, Stills and Nash—as well as Clarence "Ducky" Nash, the voice of Donald Duck. Iron Chef Cat Cora named her son Nash Lemuel. Teenage dreamboat Nash Grier was one of the first celebrities to gain fame on social media platform Vine.

Nash Rank in US Top 1000

# 259 in the US

Nash Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 280 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Nash

• 259 US 2023
• 280 Nameberry 2025
• 139 Canada 2023
• 162 Future 2028

20 Names Similar to Nash

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• Knox
• Bode
• Cash
• Beck
• Hendrix
• Crew
• Bodhi
• Tate
• Dax
• Grey
• Banks
• Jett
• Tatum
• Remington
• Blaire
• Cobe
• Reed
• Bodie

Famous People Named Nash

• Nash Overstreet American musician; brother of Chord
• Nash Edgerton Australian film director and stuntman
• Nash Chambers Australian musician and producer
• Nash Candelaria Mexican,American novelist
• (Theophilus) Nash Buckingham American author and conservationist
• (Hamilton) Nash Grier American Viner
• (Aeign Zackrey) Nash Victoriano Aguas Filipino actor
• Nash McNichol (b. 1998) son of actor Jimmy McNichol
• Nash Punto son of baseball player Nick Punto
• Nash Harrison Longoria son of baseball player Evan Longoria
• Nash Boswell son of soccer player Bobby Boswell
• Nash Conklin (b. 2008) son ice hockey player Ty Conklin
• Nash Rigby (b. 2009) son of actress Rachel Blakely and stuntman Sean Rigby
• Nash Lemuel Cora (b. 2009) son of TV chef Cat Cora
• Nash Skan Miller (b. 2015) son of skier Bode Miller
• Ogden Nash American poet
• John Forbes Nash Jr. American mathematician, the subject of "A Beautiful Mind"
• Graham Nash English musician of The Hollies and Crosby, Stills & Nas
• Nash Grier (b. 1997) social media star

The name Nash in Pop Culture

• "Nash Bridges " American TV police drama
• "Nash " character in "Fire" by Kristin Cashore
• "Nash " minor character in the anime and manga series Black Clover
• Nash character from TV series "House"
• Nash Tyrannosaurus Rex in Pixar's "The Good Dinosaur"
• Nash Hudson character in "Soul Screamers" novels
• Nash Metropolitan Russo baby on TV's "Blossom"
• Nashville Tennessee, USA
• Nash Hawthorne character in bestselling Inheritance Games series by Jennifer Lynn Barnes