Unisex name · since 2002

Kashi

Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 72 babies named Kashi, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#11697
among girls today
72
born since 2002
2020s
peak decade
34%
more common than other girls

Yes -- Kashi is the #11697 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 72 recorded since 2002.

Social Security Administration records show Kashi recorded 72 times among girls since 2002, holding rank #11697 nationally today, ahead of 34% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.

  • #11697 among girls today
  • 72 born since 2002
  • 2020s peak decade
  • 34% more common than other girls

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

Kashi is currently the #11697 unisex name in America, more common than 34% of girls - 72 born since 2002, peaking in the 2020s.

#11697
among girls today
72
born since 2002
2020s
peak decade
34%
more common than other girls

Kashi vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings

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Kashi vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#11697
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 34% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Kashi was born in this single decade.

2025
Single peak year

15 babies were named Kashi in 2025 - its busiest year on record.

How Kashi compares

72 19th percentile among 17,726 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

Kashi's all-time total is 81% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Kashi Median girls name (Emerly) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 72 382 567,345
Peak-year births 15 48 19,840

Kashi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Kashi's full recorded timeline at 2021, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Kashi at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

72

Since 2002

24 years of records

Peak year

2025

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#11,697

Among girls

As of 2025

Active since

2002

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2025

Kashi popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2025)
15
Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
05101520 2002200720182019202020212022202320242025 15

Kashi popularity over time - boys

28 total births recorded since 2004 (Kashi as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 28 births
4.555.566.577.5 20042021202320242025 7

Kashi by decade

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

2020s was Kashi's strongest decade.

48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.

Kashi births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 48 births (67% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kashi?
Since 2002, Social Security records show 72 babies named Kashi. Today it holds rank #11697 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 15 births.
When was Kashi most popular?
Kashi was most popular in the 2020s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Is Kashi a unisex name?
Yes, Kashi is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 72 births, and as a boy's name it has 28 births.
How long has the name Kashi been used?
Records for Kashi go back to 2002, giving 24 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Kashi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kassandra, Kasey, Kassidy, Kasandra, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 2002–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Kashi: #11697 Unisex Name - 72 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kashi. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Kashi 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 June 2026.