Given name
Kashmir
“from the state in India”
Kashmir is used as a given name. One Sanskrit interpretation is “from the state in India.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Sanskrit interpretation is “from the state in India.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Sanskrit.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1982. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kashmir through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,916
- 1,357 boys · 559 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 200 babies
- 2025
- 151
- #1,378 for boys · #6,680 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +65%
- Rising fast
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 87% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 134 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,378 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 79.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 17 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (15). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,293 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.
Kashmir’s family of names
Kashmir has a related form in Kasha. Kashmir has a related form in Kashmira. Kashmir has a related form in Kashmeer.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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