Fun Facts About the Name Cashmere
- More than 1 thousand babies named Cashmere: U.S. records list 1,353 babies given the name Cashmere from 1880 through 2025. Even 657 boys received the name Cashmere.
What Does the Name Cashmere Mean?
Cashmere is an English word name meaning "fine wool from Kashmir." The English noun comes from the name of Kashmir, the region whose shawls were woven from fine goat wool. The regional name goes back to Sanskrit Kāśmīra; its deeper etymology is uncertain, though a traditional account connects it with the sage Kaśyapa, a legendary explanation rather than a settled one. As a given name, Cashmere is a transferred use of the word, so its literal sense is the wool or fabric, not a personal trait. Associations with softness or luxury are symbolic rather than etymological.
Cashmere Name History & Origins
The English word cashmere came into use as a term for the fine wool and shawls of Kashmir. Kashmir's woven shawls were known in neighboring regions, and in the late 18th and early 19th centuries they became fashionable in Britain and France; European manufacturers produced imitations, and "cashmere" broadened into a general label for soft woolen fabric. The spelling Cashmere was also an older English rendering of the place name Kashmir, which helps explain why the given name and the regional name look identical.
As a personal name, Cashmere is a transferred word name in English. It belongs with other English names taken from ordinary nouns, and its use as a given name rests on the word rather than on an older personal-name tradition. It is not related to the Slavic name Casimir, which has a separate origin.
How Popular is the Name Cashmere?
Cashmere has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2023. Its best rank was #2,741 in 2023.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #15,379 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2024 | #9,028 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2023 | #7,721 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2022 | #6,030 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2021 | #8,117 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2020 | #5,040 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 2019 | #7,428 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2018 | #14,135 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #6,589 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2016 | #11,061 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #6,509 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2014 | #5,189 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2013 | #5,042 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 2012 | #9,218 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2011 | #7,506 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2010 | #8,352 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2009 | #4,832 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 2008 | #7,821 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2007 | #6,145 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2006 | #7,558 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2005 | #10,275 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #5,094 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2003 | #5,858 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2002 | #7,120 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2001 | #6,677 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2000 | #4,817 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1999 | #7,317 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1998 | #5,173 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1997 | #4,534 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1996 | #5,321 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1995 | #3,230 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 1994 | #4,029 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1993 | #7,578 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1992 | #6,705 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1991 | #5,027 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1990 | #6,178 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1989 | #5,330 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1988 | #7,792 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1987 | #7,458 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1986 | #7,861 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1984 | #5,255 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1983 | #10,497 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,846 | 44 | 0.0026% |
| 2024 | #2,950 | 42 | 0.0024% |
| 2023 | #2,741 | 47 | 0.0028% |
| 2022 | #2,971 | 42 | 0.0024% |
| 2021 | #2,870 | 43 | 0.0025% |
| 2020 | #2,936 | 40 | 0.0023% |
| 2019 | #3,360 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 2018 | #4,249 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2017 | #5,326 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2016 | #3,699 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2015 | #3,160 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 2014 | #3,705 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 2013 | #3,769 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 2012 | #4,149 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2011 | #4,387 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2010 | #4,127 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2009 | #4,949 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2008 | #4,564 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 2007 | #5,027 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2006 | #6,523 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #7,198 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #10,160 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #9,770 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #7,130 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2000 | #9,259 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #10,131 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #9,839 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #7,918 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #6,045 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1920 | #4,393 | 5 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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