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Kashina

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Pronounced kuh-SHEE-nuh /kəˈʃiː.nə/Medium

Meaning: Kashina is a coined name pairing the Ka- prefix with a Shina or -shina sound, part of a family that includes Kashawna and Lashina. It has no single traditional root; it belongs to a wave of mid-century and late-century American names built for a smooth, musical shape.Low

In 30 seconds: Kashina joins the Ka- prefix with Shina, in the Kashawna family. It stayed rare, peaking around 1984 (said kuh-SHEE-nuh).

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MeaningKashina is a coined name pairing the Ka- prefix with a Shina or -shina sound, part of a family that includes Kashawna and Lashina. It has no single traditional root; it belongs to a wave of mid-century and late-century American names built for a smooth, musical shape.

U.S. rank (1992)#14318 ↘ Falling

1992 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1984

Total births (all-time)≈ 104

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Kashina is an invented African-American name from the later twentieth century, joining the popular Ka- opening to a soft -shina ending. It sits beside Kashawna, Lashina, and Katrina in sound, part of a fashion for flowing, personalized names. Its meaning lives in these stylish parts rather than one settled root, and we trace it honestly to that pattern.

Kashina was always rare, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak around 1984, and it faded within a decade. A woman named Kashina then is in her early forties today.

Did you know? Kashina belongs to a large group of coined girls' names built on the Ka- and La- prefixes that flourished in American naming through the nineteen-seventies and eighties.

Overall data confidence 30%

References - Kashina — Ka- + Shina coinage; Kashawna/Lashina family

Variations

KashawnaKasheenaLashina

Nicknames

KashShinaKiki

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Kawanna— echoes that soft -na sound

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Kashina mean?

It joins the Ka- prefix with a Shina sound, in the Kashawna family, without one fixed traditional meaning.

How do you pronounce Kashina?

It is said kuh-SHEE-nuh /kəˈʃiː.nə/, three syllables with the stress on the second.

Is Kashina a boy or girl name?

Kashina is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Kashina?

It has always been rare, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the mid nineteen-eighties.