Yasmin

Girl · Persian

Yasmin

Say it: zhahs-MEEN

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Meaning

From Persian yāsaman 'jasmine', through Arabic.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

Common in Brazil from the 1990s.

Its wave through time

Most used in the 2000s

In the United States

20,392 babies given this name since 1949
At its height in 2006, about 1 in 1,900 girls
259 babies in 2020

Through the ages

The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

The family of the name

Other spellings: Iasmin, Jasmin

Spanish	Yasmín
English	Jasmine

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YasmineGirlFading since the 1990speak 1999

YazminGirlMost used in the 2000speak 2006

Where this comes from

National birth statistics of European countries source
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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