Boy or Girl

Is Kashmir a boy or girl name?

Kashmir is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 18 girls and 162 boys were named Kashmir, so 10% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 30.7% of the 1,764 US babies named Kashmir were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
#1,230
Girl rank, 2024
#6,493
Babies named Kashmir since 1982
1,764
Most popular year
2022
200 babies
Babies named Kashmir each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Kashmir from 1982 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.05010015020020002020

Boys and girls named Kashmir, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1980s057100%
1990s0131100%
2000s389972.3%
2010s41116829%
2020s7738710.1%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
2024162#1,23018#6,493
2023163#1,21916#7,081
2022180#1,15220#6,092
2021131#1,40213#8,254
2020137#1,31520#5,968
2019105#1,58614#7,932
201879#1,89217#6,940
201751#2,51119#6,409
201656#2,35120#6,285
201537#3,11923#5,747
201419#4,97522#5,890
201328#3,70515#7,973
201214#6,15518#7,003
201111#7,25011#10,061
201011#7,3359#11,741
20099#8,67511#10,314
20086#11,83412#9,774
20070–7#14,669
20060–5#18,581
20056#10,7988#12,401
20045#12,3065#17,411
20030–13#8,240
20025#11,6047#12,882
20017#8,76515#7,131
20000–16#6,638
19990–11#8,504
19980–9#9,685
19970–12#7,490
19960–15#6,203
19950–16#5,816
19940–10#8,437
19930–17#5,542
19920–11#7,764
19910–17#5,527
19900–13#6,644
19890–12#6,734
19880–14#5,742
19870–10#7,035
19860–5#11,763
19850–10#6,681
19840–0–
19830–0–
19820–6#9,763

Highest rank

As a boy name, Kashmir reached #1,152 in 2022. As a girl name, it reached #5,527 in 1991. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Kashmir

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.