Unisex name · since 2001
Kashmir
Kashmir has 1,357 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,229 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,380 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,357
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kashmir currently ranks #1380 among unisex names in America, with 1,357 babies recorded since 2001.
Social Security Administration records show Kashmir recorded 1,357 times among boys since 2001, holding rank #1380 nationally today, ahead of 90% of boys, 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 2001 to 2025.
- #4,229 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,380 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,357 born since 2001
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kashmir ranks #4,229 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,380 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,357 born since 2001, peaking in the 2020s.
- #4,229 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,380 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,357
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kashmir's 1,357 recorded births place it above 90.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Kashmir compares
1,357 Top 27% higher than 73% 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
Kashmir's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kashmir | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,357 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 180 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kashmir's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kashmir splits its recorded history at 2015: 91% of all births land in the more recent half, 9% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2002 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 180 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kashmir popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 180
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Kashmir popularity over time - girls
559 total births recorded since 1982 (Kashmir as girls' name)
Kashmir by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (907 births, 67% of the file).
2020s was Kashmir's strongest decade.
907 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Kashmir births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 38
2000s
38 births
- 2010s
2010s
412 births
- 2020s
2020s
907 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 907 births (67% of all-time use).
How Kashmir 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 Kashmir's total volume
Kashmir by state
Where Kashmir concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 110 | 8.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 104 | 7.7% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 90 | 6.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 74 | 5.5% |
| #5 | Florida | | 65 | 4.8% |
| #6 | South Carolina | | 59 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Texas | | 56 | 4.1% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 42 | 3.1% |
110 of 1,357 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Kashmir appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kashmir's data
- Georgia records the most Kashmirs (110 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Kashmir: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Kashmir 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.