Kashtin
Kashtin were a Canadian folk rock duo in the 1980s and 1990s, one of the most commercially successful and famous musical groups in First Nations history.
Meaning & Origin of Kashtin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kashtin were a Canadian folk rock duo in the 1980s and 1990s, one of the most commercially successful and famous musical groups in First Nations history.
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The Story of Kashtin
American parents first put Kashtin on the record books as a baby boy name in 2013, with 9 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 15 Kashtins were born — ranking #5,770 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 52% of all recorded Kashtins. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 101 Kashtins 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 Kashtin
Kashtin is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2013 and has accumulated 101 births in the dataset. Kashtin's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #5,770. Use the chart and map above to compare Kashtin'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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