How Many People Are Named Kashif?
An estimated 887 people in the United States have the first name Kashif. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Kashif peaked in popularity in 1985 with 69 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kashif 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 Kashif paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
887
About 1 in 386,420 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1985
69 births
Total Registered
916
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kashif
Kashif is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 916 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Kashif as a male name
Ranked #11,615 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 1985 (69 births)
Kashif: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kashif span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 407 babies were registered. Kashif has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Kashif by Decade
How has Kashif 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.
Kashif by State
Birth registrations for Kashif span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, New Jersey, California. The lowest are in Illinois, Florida, Pennsylvania. On average, about 40 Kashifs were registered per state.
Kashif + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kashif as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kashif
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kashif: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kashif?
We estimate approximately 887 people named Kashif 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 386,420 Americans share this first name.
Is Kashif a common name?
Kashif is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 916 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kashif most popular?
Kashif reached peak popularity in 1985, when 69 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kashif is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kashif a male name?
Kashif is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kashif Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kashif Smith, Kashif Johnson, Kashif 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 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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