Kasher
Kashrut is a set of dietary laws dealing with the foods that Jewish people are permitted to eat and how those foods must be prepared according to Jewish religious law. Food that may be consumed is deemed kosher, from the Ashkenazi pronunciation of the term that in Sephardi or Modern Hebrew is pronounced kashér, meaning "fit". Food that may not be consumed is deemed treif, also spelled treyf.
Meaning & Origin of Kasher
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kashrut is a set of dietary laws dealing with the foods that Jewish people are permitted to eat and how those foods must be prepared according to Jewish religious law. Food that may be consumed is deemed kosher, from the Ashkenazi pronunciation of the term that in Sephardi or Modern Hebrew is pronounced kashér, meaning "fit". Food that may not be consumed is deemed treif, also spelled treyf.
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The Story of Kasher
Kasher first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2015, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 12 Kashers were born — ranking #6,694 that year. As of 2026, Kasher ranks #8,947 for baby boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 55 Kashers have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kasher
Kasher is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2015 and has accumulated 55 births in the dataset. Kasher's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #6,694. Use the chart and map above to compare Kasher'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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