How Many People Are Named Cashmere?
An estimated 1,280 people in the United States have the first name Cashmere. It is used for both genders, with 53.0% female. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Cashmere peaked in popularity in 2020 with 65 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Cashmere as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Cashmere paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Cashmere has shifted from predominantly female to increasingly male in recent decades.
- Cashmere is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
- Cashmere is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 16, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,280
About 1 in 267,777 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
53.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2020
65 births
Total Registered
1,304
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Cashmere
Cashmere is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (47.0%) and females (53.0%). Out of 1,304 total births registered, 613 were male and 691 were female.
Cashmere as a male name
Ranked #2,950 in 2024
42 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (47 births)
Cashmere as a female name
Ranked #9,028 in 2024
11 female births in 2024
Peak: 1995 (35 births)
Cashmere: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Cashmere span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 427 babies were registered. While Cashmere is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Cashmere by Decade
How has Cashmere tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Cashmere by State
Birth registrations for Cashmere span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Illinois, Ohio. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Texas, Florida. On average, about 15 Cashmeres were registered per state.
Cashmere + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Cashmere as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Cashmere
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Cashmere: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Cashmere?
We estimate approximately 1,280 people named Cashmere are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 267,777 Americans share this first name.
Is Cashmere a common name?
Cashmere is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,304 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Cashmere most popular?
Cashmere reached peak popularity in 2020, when 65 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Cashmere is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Cashmere a female name?
Cashmere is predominantly female. 53.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Cashmere Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Cashmere Smith, Cashmere Johnson, Cashmere Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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