Kashmir
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- kash-MEER
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- US rank, 2025
- #1,376 for boys
Kashmir is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,376th for boys in the US (134 babies).
What does Kashmir mean?
Sanskrit: from the Himalayan region, Sanskrit Kashmira
Named after the Himalayan region of Kashmir; also the title of a 1975 Led Zeppelin song.
Is Kashmir a girl's or a boy's name?
Kashmir is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 17 girls and 134 boys in the US.
How popular is Kashmir in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,376th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 134 about 1 in 13,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 43% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 134 boys in the US were named Kashmir, making it the 1,376th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,313th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 180 boys. It first appears in the records in 2001. 17 girls were also named Kashmir in 2025 (6,545th for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years.
Half of all the boys named Kashmir in the US since 1880 were born between 2018 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 150 boys in the US were given Kashmir or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,174, up from #1,376 for this spelling alone.
- Kashmir 134
- Cashmir 16
In 2012, 56% of the babies named Kashmir in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 11%, with more boys than girls since 2015.
Kashmir in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 134 | #1,376 |
| 2024 | 162 | #1,235 |
| 2023 | 163 | #1,217 |
| 2022 | 180 | #1,152 |
| 2021 | 131 | #1,397 |
| 2020 | 137 | #1,313 |
| 2019 | 106 | #1,574 |
| 2018 | 79 | #1,885 |
| 2017 | 51 | #2,492 |
| 2016 | 56 | #2,335 |
| 2015 | 37 | #3,084 |
| 2014 | 19 | #4,862 |
| 2013 | 28 | #3,659 |
| 2012 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,002 |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
Nicknames for Kashmir
- Kash 20 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Kashmir
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Zahir, Zamir, Kabir, Aarav, Avyaan, Vihaan, Zymir, Veer, Ahmir, Krishiv, Shivansh, Ayaan
Other spellings of Kashmir
Names related to Kashmir
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Aadhya, Ishaan, Siya, Leena, Veda, India
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kashmir: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kashmir, updated 20 October 2026.