Recorded 1914–2001 Girls' name Peak 1920 96 births

Casmira — girls' name

96 babies named Casmira in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s451920s422000s9
1910s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Casmira was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

11 babies were named Casmira in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Casmira

The Social Security Administration has registered 96 babies named Casmira between 1914 and 2001, spanning 88 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Casmira currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Casmira performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 45 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Casmira shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Casmira in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Casmira in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 96 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Casmira at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

96

Since 1914

88 years of records

Peak year

1920

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1914

Recorded for 88 years

Last year on file: 2001

Casmira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1914

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1920)
11
Annual births at peak — across 88 years of records
4681012 2001192419221920191819161914 5

Casmira by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
45 births that decade — 47% of Casmira's all-time total
1910s451920s422000s9

Casmira by state

Where Casmira concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Casmira
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
6 6.3%
Illinois share of Casmira's total US births 6.3%

6 of 96 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Casmira?
96 babies have been named Casmira since 1914. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1920 with 11 births.
When was Casmira most popular?
Casmira was most popular in the 1910s decade with 45 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Casmira most popular?
The top states for the name Casmira are Illinois (6 births).
How long has the name Casmira been used?
Casmira has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 88 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Casmira?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Cassandra, Casey, Cassidy, Cassie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1914–2001 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.