Yasmin
Meaning
jasmine flower (often anglicized as Jasmine, though many families keep the Arabic spelling as a point of pride)
Yasmin around the world
One shared root links 6 names across 3 languages.
Shared root: from Persian yasamin, the jasmine flower, entering English through Old French jessemin
The constellation
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Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Yasmin peaked in the 2000s.
Popularity in Brazil
234,420 people · the #134 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 867 · median age 12
Among people named Yasmin living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 23,222 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Yasmin
Most people given the name Yasmin in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Yasmin deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Yasmin truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Yasmin fits with your family’s names and surname.
Where Yasmin travels
Somali · traditionally meaning jasmine flower
Keep exploring
Somali baby names · Arab American baby names · Portuguese and Brazilian baby names · Persian baby names · Arabic baby names
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