Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Cashmere isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1920. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cashmere through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,354
- 657 boys · 697 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 65 babies
- 2025
- 49
- #2,846 for boys · #15,379 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +30%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 44 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,846 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 51.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 5 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, New Jersey had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 851 as a first name in 2020; 213 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Cashmere’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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