Spelling comparison
Kash vs Cash
2025 US records for these exact spellings: Kash 1,206 and Cash 1,188. Kash’s share of that pair is 50.4%. The multiple is about 1.0 times the published count of Cash.
US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved
Data updated
The two spellings share a Little Names spelling key. Kash profile · Cash profile
Kash and Cash name the same child-name in two spellings. The tables below never merge those rows into a single total. Kash and Cash use the same number of letters, so the contrast is which letters appear. Kash uses “K” where Cash uses “C”, before “ash”.
In years when both spellings were published, the lead changed 3 times. The latest crossover is 2020, when Kash moved ahead of Cash on the combined published count (1,405 to 1,305).
Kash is first published in these national files in 1916, and Cash in 1885. Kash’s larger 2025 category is male. Cash’s larger 2025 category is male. Cash led 10 decades and Kash led 1 decade among decades in which both spellings have a published total.
Inside 2016–2025, the widest combined gap was 533 records in 2016, and the closest year was 2025 (a gap of 18). Of the combined 2025 records for this pair (2,394), Kash is 50.4% and Cash is 49.6%.
2016–2025, count and rank
2016 belongs to Cash. Kash had 19 female records (rank #6,543) and 908 male records (rank #365); Cash had 13 female records (rank #8,488) and 1,447 male records (rank #252). The gap that year was 533 records. For 2017, compare the categories separately: Kash had 17 female records (rank #6,945) and 943 male records (rank #355); Cash had 10 female records (rank #10,113) and 1,273 male records (rank #284). Cash led 2017 by 323 published records (1,283 to 960), and the smaller spelling is Kash. Cash was the higher published spelling in 2018, with 8 female records (rank #11,610) and 1,280 male records (rank #276) against 29 female records (rank #4,711) and 1,049 male records (rank #320) for Kash. The 2019 national file shows Cash led 2019 by 60 published records (1,269 to 1,209). Read as exact spellings: Kash had 26 female records (rank #5,100) and 1,183 male records (rank #289); Cash had 6 female records (rank #14,164) and 1,263 male records (rank #280). 2020: Kash led 2020 by 100 published records (1,405 to 1,305). Kash and Cash stay separate rows; 1,405 and 1,305 are not a combined baby-name total. In 2021, Kash had 29 female records (rank #4,680) and 1,481 male records (rank #240); Cash had 10 female records (rank #9,695) and 1,405 male records (rank #253). Kash led 2021 by 95 published records (1,510 to 1,415). 2022 belongs to Kash. Kash had 22 female records (rank #5,728) and 1,446 male records (rank #244); Cash had 9 female records (rank #10,558) and 1,310 male records (rank #264). The gap that year was 149 records. For 2023, compare the categories separately: Kash had 20 female records (rank #6,063) and 1,327 male records (rank #260); Cash had 9 female records (rank #10,482) and 1,152 male records (rank #288). Kash led 2023 by 186 published records (1,347 to 1,161), and the smaller spelling is Cash. Kash was the higher published spelling in 2024, with 16 female records (rank #7,084) and 1,148 male records (rank #293) against 10 female records (rank #9,686) and 1,087 male records (rank #316) for Cash. The 2025 national file shows Kash led 2025 by 18 published records (1,206 to 1,188). Read as exact spellings: Kash had 23 female records (rank #5,480) and 1,183 male records (rank #286); Cash had 7 female records (rank #12,167) and 1,181 male records (rank #287).
| Year | Kash female count | Kash female rank | Kash male count | Kash male rank | Cash female count | Cash female rank | Cash male count | Cash male rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 19 | 6,543 | 908 | 365 | 13 | 8,488 | 1,447 | 252 |
| 2017 | 17 | 6,945 | 943 | 355 | 10 | 10,113 | 1,273 | 284 |
| 2018 | 29 | 4,711 | 1,049 | 320 | 8 | 11,610 | 1,280 | 276 |
| 2019 | 26 | 5,100 | 1,183 | 289 | 6 | 14,164 | 1,263 | 280 |
| 2020 | 25 | 5,092 | 1,380 | 255 | 13 | 8,065 | 1,292 | 264 |
| 2021 | 29 | 4,680 | 1,481 | 240 | 10 | 9,695 | 1,405 | 253 |
| 2022 | 22 | 5,728 | 1,446 | 244 | 9 | 10,558 | 1,310 | 264 |
| 2023 | 20 | 6,063 | 1,327 | 260 | 9 | 10,482 | 1,152 | 288 |
| 2024 | 16 | 7,084 | 1,148 | 293 | 10 | 9,686 | 1,087 | 316 |
| 2025 | 23 | 5,480 | 1,183 | 286 | 7 | 12,167 | 1,181 | 287 |
Combined counts, 1880–2025
Each line adds the published female and male counts for that spelling. A gap is a year with no published observation, not a zero. Kash is the warm line and Cash is the cool line.
Which spelling led each decade
The 1880s total is one-sided: 18 published records for Cash, and no published 1880s count for Kash. The 1890s total is one-sided: 20 published records for Cash, and no published 1890s count for Kash. The 1910s files give 11 published records to Kash and 62 to Cash, so Cash led the decade. Cash was the 1920s leader, 57 published records against 6 for Kash. The 1930s files give 5 published records to Kash and 30 to Cash, so Cash led the decade. The 1940s total is one-sided: 25 published records for Cash, and no published 1940s count for Kash. The 1950s files give 12 published records to Kash and 53 to Cash, so Cash led the decade. Cash was the 1960s leader, 139 published records against 46 for Kash. The 1970s files give 31 published records to Kash and 178 to Cash, so Cash led the decade. Cash was the 1980s leader, 271 published records against 77 for Kash. The 1990s files give 192 published records to Kash and 506 to Cash, so Cash led the decade. Cash was the 2000s leader, 5,536 published records against 1,241 for Kash. The 2010s files give 7,928 published records to Kash and 13,460 to Cash, so Cash led the decade. Kash was the 2020s leader, 8,100 published records against 7,485 for Cash.
Top states in 2025
Kash’s highest 2025 state counts, combining published female and male rows where both exist, are Texas (148), California (83), Florida (82), Georgia (68), Ohio (48). Cash’s highest 2025 state counts, combining published female and male rows where both exist, are Texas (127), California (99), Florida (76), Ohio (45), Pennsylvania (45). Texas, California, Florida are in the top states for both spellings. A state can rank differently for each spelling because the counts are not merged.