Cashmir
The Story of Cashmir
Cashmir first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2010, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2022: 23 births, good for #4,438 nationwide. About 64% of every Cashmir on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Cashmir ranks #6,547 for baby boys with 12 births, rising sharply (+19% over the past five years). All told, over 171 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
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About the name Cashmir
Cashmir is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2010 and has accumulated 171 births in the dataset. Cashmir's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #4,438. Use the chart and map above to compare Cashmir's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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