Yasmeen
Yasmeen was the 1701st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 121 babies. Its best year was 1997, when it ranked 724th with 296 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 67 places. More babies were named Yasmeen in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Yasmin) jasmine · Arabic, Persian
- Rank in 2025
- #1,701 girls, up 87 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 121girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1997296 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,184babies recorded
What does the name Yasmeen mean?
Yasmeen is a spelling of Yasmin, pronounced the same way, so it shares Yasmin's meaning and origin.
Yasmin is the Arabic and Persian name of the jasmine flower (Arabic yāsamīn, from Persian yāsaman), and Wiktionary describes it as a variant of Jasmine that often reflects the Arabic and Persian names directly. The English word jasmine came from the same source through French. It is popular across the Middle East and in Britain, where Yasmin and Yasmine are common spellings.
يَاسَمِين (yāsamīn) (Arabic, “jasmine”)یاسمن (yāsaman) (Persian, “jasmine”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Jasmine, Yasmine, Jazmin.
See also: Persian names, names that mean flower.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Yasmin', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'jasmine' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (our computation), SSA (public domain)
Yasmeen popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,701 | 121 |
| 2020 | #1,788 | 111 |
| 2010 | #1,808 | 114 |
| 2000 | #974 | 218 |
| 1990 | #1,532 | 101 |
| 1980 | #2,306 | 43 |
| 1970 | #9,341 | 5 |
| 1960 | — | — |
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How popular is Yasmeen, counting every spelling?
Yasmeen is a spelling of Yasmin, a name family that ranked #434 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,701 for Yasmeen on its own. Together these spellings went to 756 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yasmin | 269 | #959 | 1,419 |
| Yasmine | 196 | #1,185 | 870 |
| Yazmin | 126 | #1,651 | 613 |
| Yasmeen | 121 | #1,701 | 515 |
| Yazmine | 33 | #4,349 | 169 |
| Yazmyn | 5 | #17,191 | 39 |
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 Yasmeen?
121 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Yasmeen (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Yasmeen 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 69 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Yasmeen.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Yasmeen?
About 6,100 people born in the US named Yasmeen are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 15 and 31. That makes Yasmeen 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.
Yasmeen by state
How common Yasmeen was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Michigan (5.0×), New Jersey (2.9×), Illinois (2.3×), New York (1.8×). In 40 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Yasmeen: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Yasmeen, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Yasmeen
What does Yasmeen mean?
Yasmeen is a spelling of Yasmin, which means “jasmine” (Arabic, Persian origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Yasmeen?
Yasmeen was the 1701st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 121 babies. Its best year was 1997, when it ranked 724th with 296 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 67 places. More babies were named Yasmeen in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Yasmeen a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Yasmeen in the US.
Where is Yasmeen most popular?
In 2021–2025, Yasmeen was most common in Michigan (0.32 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Jersey and Illinois.