Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Kashmere 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 1986. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kashmere through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,109
- 597 boys · 512 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 82 babies
- 2025
- 74
- #2,434 for boys · #6,438 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +38%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 70% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 56 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,434 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 57.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 18 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 529 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kashmere’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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