Unisex name · since 1983
Cashmere
697 babies named Cashmere in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,542 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,471 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 697
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Cashmere is the #15471 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 697 recorded since 1983.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cashmere has been recorded 697 times among girls since 1983, currently ranked #15471 nationally and more common than 11% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2025.
- #9,542 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,471 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 697 born since 1983
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cashmere ranks #9,542 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,471 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 697 born since 1983, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,542 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,471 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 697
- born since 1983
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cashmere's 697 recorded births place it above 86.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Cashmere compares
697 Top 39% higher than 61% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Cashmere's all-time total is 85% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Cashmere | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 697 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 21 | 19,840 |
Cashmere's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cashmere's full recorded timeline at 2005, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1995 peak of 35 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cashmere popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2025
- Peak year (1995)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Cashmere popularity over time - boys
657 total births recorded since 1920 (Cashmere as boys' name)
Cashmere by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (194 births, 28% of the file).
2000s was Cashmere's strongest decade.
194 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Cashmere births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 60
1980s
60 births
- 1990s
1990s
192 births
- 2000s
2000s
194 births
- 2010s
2010s
162 births
- 2020s
2020s
89 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 194 births (28% of all-time use).
How Cashmere compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Cashmere's total volume
Cashmere by state
Where Cashmere concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 14 | 2.0% |
| #2 | California | | 10 | 1.4% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 9 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Texas | | 5 | 0.7% |
14 of 697 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Cashmere's data
- Cashmere's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (194 total births) through the 2020s (89) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Cashmeres (14 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Cashmere: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~42 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1983–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cashmere draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.