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Kashmir

Unisex

Meaning of Kashmir: Indian: 'from the region of Kashmir'

Kashmir is a unisex name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1296th most popular name in the United States in 2025.

US rank 2025

#1296

151 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

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Fewer than 3 babies or unlisted

US babies since 1880

1,916

First recorded 1982 · peak 2022

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 6 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 10 babies1986: 5 babies1987: 10 babies1988: 14 babies1989: 12 babies1990: 13 babies19901991: 17 babies1992: 11 babies1993: 17 babies1994: 10 babies1995: 16 babies1996: 15 babies1997: 12 babies1998: 9 babies1999: 11 babies2000: 16 babies20002001: 22 babies2002: 12 babies2003: 13 babies2004: 10 babies2005: 14 babies2006: 5 babies2007: 7 babies2008: 18 babies2009: 20 babies2010: 20 babies20102011: 22 babies2012: 32 babies2013: 43 babies2014: 41 babies2015: 60 babies2016: 76 babies2017: 70 babies2018: 96 babies2019: 120 babies2020: 157 babies20202021: 144 babies2022: 200 babies2023: 179 babies2024: 180 babies2025: 151 babies
US babies named Kashmir per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 200.

Gender split

71% boys · 29% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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