Girls' name · since 1989
Kashay
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 188 babies named Kashay, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,458 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 188
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kashay sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 188 recorded since 1989.
Kashay has 188 recorded births among girls since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2023.
- #20,458 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 188 born since 1989
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kashay ranks #20,458 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 188 born since 1989, peaking in the 1990s.
- #20,458 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 188
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kashay's 188 recorded births place it above 71.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
Kashay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kashay's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2004, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1996 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kashay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2023
- Peak year (1996)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Kashay by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (102 births, 54% of the file).
1990s was Kashay's strongest decade.
102 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Kashay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s
1990s
102 births
- 2000s
2000s
61 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 102 births (54% of all-time use).
Kashay by state
Where Kashay concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 2.7% |
5 of 188 births nationwide.
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- Kashay's decade-level peak was the 1990s (102 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Kashays (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kashay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1989–2023 (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 Kashay 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.