Given name & surname
Kazimir
“one who demands peace”
Kazimir is a variant of Kasimir. One Slavic interpretation is “one who demands peace.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kazimir is a variant of Kasimir. One Slavic interpretation is “one who demands peace.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kazimir is a variant of Kasimir. An origin associated with Kasimir is Slavic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1921. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kazimir through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 344
- 344 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 47 babies
- 2025
- 29
- #3,811 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +214%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 29 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,811 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 214.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 236 as a first name in 2020; 199 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.
Kazimir’s family of names
In English usage, Kazimir has a later derivative in Kaska. In Slovenian usage, Kazimir has a conventional equivalent in the English form Casimir. Kazimir has a related form in Kasimir.
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Around the world
Kazimir has relatives in 5 languages.
7 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 9
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- CasimirEnglish
- Casimiroequivalent
- Kazimierzequivalent
- Kazimirsequivalent
- Kázmérequivalent
- Kazimirafeminine form · Slovene
- Kaskaderivative · English
- Kazysequivalent
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People named Kazimir
- Kazimir MalevichRussian avant-garde artist of Polish ancestry. Founder of the Suprematist movement (1879–1935)
- Kazimir HnatowFrench footballer (1929–2010)
- Kazimir BarantsevichRussian writer, poet and playwright (1851–1927)
- Kazimir VulićCroatian footballerborn 1967
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