The baby name Kashif is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Arabic: /kaːʃif/ (KAH-sheef); English: /kəˈʃiːf/ (kuh-SHEEF).
Kashif is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Kashif is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Arabic: /kaːʃif/ (KAH-sheef); English: /kəˈʃiːf/ (kuh-SHEEF).
Kashif is Arabic in Origin.
Kashif is an Arabic masculine given name from the triliteral root K‑Š‑F (kashafa), “to uncover, reveal.” As the agent noun kāshif, it denotes “revealer,” “discoverer,” or “explorer,” and it resonates with the Sufi term kashf, the mystical “unveiling,” connoting insight, perception, and curiosity.
The name appears in classical Arabic usage and spread through Persian and Urdu into South Asia and through Ottoman Turkish across Anatolia. It remains common in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, the Gulf, and among global diasporas. Variants include Kaashif, Kashef/Kāšef (Persian), and Kaşif (Turkish); feminine forms are Kashifa, Kasifa, and Kaşife. Compound forms such as Kashifuddin also occur. Spelled كاشف in Arabic and Urdu, it is often transliterated Kāshif. Across traditions, the core sense is of one who brings hidden things to light, giving the name a studious, exploratory feel.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | 0 | #71 | 1 | 2,963 | |
| AF | 0 | #76 | 1 | 1,883 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #76 | 4 | 3,375 |
| JP | 0 | #77 | 1 | 4,057 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| QA | 0 | #88 | 13 | 7,011 | |
| JM | 0 | #92 | 2 | 3,714 | |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #94 | 1 | 2,402 |
| OM | 0 | #94 | 23 | 6,215 | |
| SD | 0 | #101 | 2 | 2,130 | |
| AE | 0 | #104 | 74 | 10,220 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #107 | 3,955 | 22,615 |
| KW | 0 | #107 | 10 | 5,216 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #124 | 8 | 3,473 |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #124 | 2 | 2,087 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #126 | 9,699 | 28,008 |
| GR | 0 | #134 | 2 | 3,911 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #141 | 1,801 | 17,948 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #173 | 2 | 3,954 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #177 | 93 | 6,912 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #178 | 2 | 4,064 |
| SA | 0 | #194 | 102 | 10,560 | |
| DK | 0 | #204 | 3 | 5,198 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #232 | 3 | 5,842 |
| BD | 0 | #240 | 2 | 5,992 | |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #247 | 3 | 6,293 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #255 | 16 | 3,535 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| BH | 0 | #270 | 314 | 17,937 | |
| SG | 0 | #280 | 3 | 11,010 | |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #285 | 13 | 7,909 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #291 | 3 | 6,876 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #299 | 21 | 9,639 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #308 | 18 | 7,401 |
| Canada | Boys | 2011 | #321 | 6 | 2,366 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #332 | 65 | 15,987 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #336 | 5 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #340 | 4 | 15,378 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #341 | 87 | 2,041 |
| MY | 0 | #350 | 5 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| France | Boys | 1998 | #358 | 4 | 2,083 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #358 | 389 | 18,093 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #365 | 5 | 8,477 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #373 | 9 | 7,951 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #383 | 7 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #392 | 7 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #406 | 402 | 18,755 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| EG | 0 | #411 | 2 | 6,387 | |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #412 | 2 | 5,922 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #415 | 31 | 10,523 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #463 | 91 | 20,968 |
| ZA | 0 | #469 | 6 | 14,421 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #500 | 16 | 19,177 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #505 | 23 | 12,905 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #508 | 3 | 10,188 |
| LY | 0 | #513 | 23 | 12,703 | |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #524 | 3 | 12,621 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #541 | 12 | 10,162 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #547 | 30 | 10,045 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #560 | 2 | 10,655 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #626 | 42 | 13,071 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #647 | 8 | 13,121 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #669 | 267 | 25,931 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #674 | 9 | 3,552 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #687 | 11 | 17,960 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #698 | 3 | 13,390 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #701 | 317 | 16,750 |
| SY | 0 | #765 | 3 | 11,684 | |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #820 | 111 | 5,610 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #887 | 6 | 7,044 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #898 | 55 | 5,697 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #917 | 9 | 15,035 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #921 | 31 | 5,873 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #940 | 172 | 25,439 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #995 | 7 | 16,906 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,059 | 120 | 25,619 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,070 | 3 | 24,821 |
| TR | 0 | #1,094 | 118 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,198 | 275 | 10,046 |
| MA | 0 | #1,198 | 2 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,235 | 2 | 25,928 |
Kashif is popular in 62 countries — most recent births per country:
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