Kashmir is a place name used as a given name and means simply "the Himalayan valley of Kashmir"; the region's ancient Sanskrit name is of uncertain meaning. Most Americans know it from the 1975 Led Zeppelin song and from cashmere wool, and as a first name it rides the popularity of Kash and Kashton. Kashmir was unrecorded in 2000, ranked number 3120 in 2015, peaked at number 1152 in 2022 and stands at number 1378 in 2025.