Recorded 1976–2008 Girls' name Peak 1991 94 births

Kashira — girls' name

94 babies named Kashira in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

94 girls have been named Kashira since 1976, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2008.

94
total births
1976–2008
years on record
1990s
peak decade
45%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Kashira was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

10 babies were named Kashira in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kashira

The Social Security Administration has registered 94 babies named Kashira between 1976 and 2008, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Kashira currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kashira performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kashira shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kashira 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 94 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.

Kashira at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

94

Since 1976

33 years of records

Peak year

1991

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1976

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2008

Kashira popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1976

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1991)
10
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
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Kashira by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
42 births that decade — 45% of Kashira's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kashira?
94 babies have been named Kashira since 1976. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1991 with 10 births.
When was Kashira most popular?
Kashira was most popular in the 1990s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Kashira been used?
Kashira has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 33 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Kashira?
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 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1976–2008 (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.