Kashmir
Kashmir is a unisex given name: about 68% of people named Kashmir are men and 32% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 68% male / 32% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- India and Sri Lanka, United States
- US births since 1880
- 265 male / 423 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Kashmir
To address Kashmir when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Kashmir," in English, "Guten Tag Kashmir," in German. About 68% of people named Kashmir are men and 32% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Kashmir,
German
Guten Tag Kashmir,
French
Bonjour Kashmir,
Spanish
Estimado/a Kashmir:
Chinese
Kashmir您好:
Japanese
Kashmir様
English
Hi Kashmir,
German
Hi Kashmir,
French
Salut Kashmir,
Spanish
Hola Kashmir,
Chinese
Kashmir你好:
Japanese
Kashmirさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| India and Sri Lanka | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| United States | uncommon | unisex name | 39% |
United States birth data
265 male · 423 female · 688 births recorded
Since 1980: 39% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Kashmir a male or female name?
Kashmir is a unisex given name: about 68% of people named Kashmir are men and 32% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Kashmir in an email?
To address Kashmir when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Kashmir," in English, "Guten Tag Kashmir," in German. About 68% of people named Kashmir are men and 32% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Kashmir a unisex name?
Kashmir is not a unisex name: 68% of people named Kashmir are men. Kashmir leans strongly male overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Kashmir a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kashmir (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_kashmir,
title = {Is Kashmir a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kashmir},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}