Jasmine
Jasmine was the 206th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,481 babies. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 23rd with 12,063 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 96 places. More babies were named Jasmine in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning jasmine (the flower) · Persian, Arabic, French
Say it JAZ-min /ˈdʒæzmɪn/
- Rank in 2025
- #206 girls, down 66 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 1,481girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199312,063 babies
- Total since 1880
- 259,889babies recorded
What does the name Jasmine mean?
Jasmine is the name of the fragrant flowering plant. Wiktionary traces the word through French jasmin and Arabic yasamin to Persian yasaman, and Wikipedia agrees that it is Persian in origin. The given name refers to the flower; Yasmin and Yasmine are the Arabic and Persian name forms. Wikipedia notes that it became one of the most popular names in the Western world, with many spellings.
یاسمن (Persian, “yāsaman, jasmine”)يَاسَمِين (Arabic, “yāsamīn”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Yasmin, Yasmine, Jazmin, Jazmine, Jasmin.
See also: Persian names, names that mean flower.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Jasmine', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Jasmine (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Nicknames for Jasmine
The usual nicknames for Jasmine are Jazzy, Jaz and Jas.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jazzy | Modern | — | — |
| Jaz · also for Jazlyn | Modern | — | — |
| Jas · also for Jasper | Modern | — | — |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Jasmines go by each one.
Jasmine popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 1,263 since 1974.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #206 | 1,481 |
| 2020 | #140 | 1,936 |
| 2010 | #62 | 4,182 |
| 2000 | #27 | 9,099 |
| 1990 | #28 | 11,037 |
| 1980 | #216 | 1,187 |
| 1970 | #1,534 | 64 |
| 1960 | #1,996 | 33 |
| 1950 | #1,973 | 24 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | #4,870 | 5 |
| 1920 | #4,645 | 6 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jasmine, counting every spelling?
Jasmine is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #134 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #206 for Jasmine on its own. Together these spellings went to 2,445 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jasmine | 1,481 | #206 | 8,016 |
| Jazmin | 395 | #710 | 2,127 |
| Jazmine | 255 | #993 | 1,507 |
| Jasmin | 155 | #1,409 | 823 |
| Jazmyn | 82 | #2,247 | 439 |
| Jasmyn | 28 | #4,810 | 169 |
| Jazmyne | 20 | #6,006 | 108 |
| Jazmynn | 8 | #11,345 | 59 |
| Jasmyne | 5 | #15,917 | 49 |
| Jazzmine | 10 | #9,741 | 32 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Jasmine?
1,481 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jasmine (0.41 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Jasmine born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 6 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jasmine.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jasmine?
About 254,100 people born in the US named Jasmine are alive today, with a median age of 28; half are between 20 and 34. That makes Jasmine mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Jasmine by state
How common Jasmine was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Hawaii (3.2×), Alaska (2.6×), Nevada (2.5×), New Mexico (2.2×), Florida (1.6×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Maine, North Dakota, District of Columbia.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jasmine: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jasmine, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Jasmine · Sibling names for Jasmine
Questions about the name Jasmine
What does Jasmine mean?
Jasmine means “jasmine (the flower)” (Persian, Arabic, French origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Jasmine?
Jasmine was the 206th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,481 babies. Its best year was 1993, when it ranked 23rd with 12,063 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 96 places. More babies were named Jasmine in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Jasmine a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Jasmine in the US.
Where is Jasmine most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jasmine was most common in Hawaii (3.14 per 1,000 girls), followed by Alaska and Nevada.