Kashia
Kashaya is the critically endangered language of the Kashia band of the Pomo people. The Pomoan languages have been classified as part of the Hokan language family. The name Kashaya corresponds to words in neighboring languages with meanings such as "skillful" and "expert gambler". It is spoken by the Kashia Band of Pomo Indians of the Stewarts Point Rancheria.
Meaning & Origin of Kashia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kashaya is the critically endangered language of the Kashia band of the Pomo people. The Pomoan languages have been classified as part of the Hokan language family. The name Kashaya corresponds to words in neighboring languages with meanings such as "skillful" and "expert gambler". It is spoken by the Kashia Band of Pomo Indians of the Stewarts Point Rancheria.
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The Story of Kashia
The earliest SSA record of Kashia as a baby girl name dates back to 1968, when 5 babies received it. 1998 was its biggest year on record, with 42 newborns named Kashia — #3,015 in the national rankings. About 31% of every Kashia on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Kashia last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 623 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
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About the name Kashia
Kashia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1968 and has accumulated 623 births in the dataset. Kashia's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #3,015. Use the chart and map above to compare Kashia'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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