girls:
473 births since 1987
#5243 (8th percentile)
boys:
489 births since 1986
#4097 (11th percentile)
overall:
962 births since 1986
#6777 (12th percentile)
The name Kashmere is the #6,777 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 962 recorded births since 1986. This represents the 12.4% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 12.4% of all names). For boys, it ranks #4,097 (10.6% percentile) for all time with 489 births since 1986. For girls, it ranks #5,243 (8.2% percentile) for all time with 473 births since 1987.
Kashmere first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1986 (1986 for boys and 1987 for girls). Birth data for Kashmere is available in 37 out of the 38 years between 1986 and 2023 (36 years for girls and 20 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Kashmere is truly gender-neutral, with nearly equal distribution between boys and girls. In 2023, 74.7% of babies named Kashmere were boys.
For boys, Kashmere reached its peak popularity in 2022, achieving the 6.3% percentile (ranked #866) with 34 births per million. The name was most common in 2022, with 34 births per million (ranked 6.3% percentile). Over the past 5 years, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Kashmere ranks #860 for boys (5.6% percentile) with 31 births per million, which is 90.9% of its peak share of births.
For girls, Kashmere reached its peak popularity in 2009, achieving the 2.1% percentile (ranked #939) with 12 births per million. The name was most common in 2018, with 12 births per million (ranked 1.9% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2021, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Kashmere ranks #933 for girls (1.5% percentile) with 11 births per million, which is 87.8% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Kashmere".
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These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Kashmere", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. This list excludes the 9 other name spellings that we've determined are also variations of "Kashmir" based on shared pronunciations. Click here for more details on names that are pronounced like Kashmir..
Our model has identified 4 different pronunciations for the name Kashmere. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 35.6% confident that Kashmere is pronounced as KASH-mihr, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is KASH-MIHR, at 26.7% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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