Boys' name · since 1973
Kashif
921 babies named Kashif in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,419 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,358 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 921
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kashif is the #12358 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 921 recorded since 1973.
Kashif has 921 recorded births among boys since 1973, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12358 as of the latest data, more common than 11% of boys, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #5,419 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,358 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 921 born since 1973
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kashif ranks #5,419 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,358 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 921 born since 1973, peaking in the 1980s.
- #5,419 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,358 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 921
- born since 1973
- 1980s
- peak decade
Kashif's 921 recorded births place it above 88.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Kashif compares
921 Top 33% higher than 67% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Kashif's all-time total is 150% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kashif | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 921 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 69 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kashif's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kashif's full recorded timeline at 1999, 27% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 73% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1985 peak of 69 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kashif popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (1985)
- 69
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Kashif by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (407 births, 44% of the file).
1980s was Kashif's strongest decade.
407 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Kashif births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 56
1970s
56 births
- 1980s
1980s
407 births
- 1990s
1990s
212 births
- 2000s 110
2000s
110 births
- 2010s 83
2010s
83 births
- 2020s 53
2020s
53 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 407 births (44% of all-time use).
How Kashif compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kashif's total volume
Kashif by state
Where Kashif concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 128 | 13.9% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 42 | 4.6% |
| #3 | California | | 29 | 3.1% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 24 | 2.6% |
| #5 | Florida | | 12 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 7 | 0.8% |
128 of 921 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Kashif's data
- Kashif's decade-level peak was the 1980s (407 total births); usage has since declined to 53 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Kashifs (128 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 Kashif: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Kashif 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.