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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.

Mostly maleMedium
Male 68%Female 32%
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

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Kashmir by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
India and Sri Lankauncommonman's name98%
United Statesuncommonunisex name39%

United States birth data

265 male · 423 female · 688 births recorded

Male 39%Female 61%

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.

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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.

Cite this page

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}
}