Given name
Kashmira
“from the state in India”
Kashmira is a variant of Kashmir. One Sanskrit interpretation is “from the state in India.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kashmira is a variant of Kashmir. One Sanskrit interpretation is “from the state in India.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kashmira is a variant of Kashmir. An origin associated with Kashmir is Sanskrit.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1995. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kashmira through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1995. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 463 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.
Kashmira’s family of names
Kashmira has a related form in Kashmir.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Kashmira
- Kashmera ShahIndian actressborn 1970
- Kashmira PardeshiIndian-based actress and modelborn 1995
- Kashmira IraniIndian actressborn 1989
- Kashmira JoglekarIndian badminton playerborn 1985
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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