girl's name
Yasmin
- Origin Persian
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 35,796
the United States
#959
2025 births
Yasmin is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 269 babies in the United States, ranking #959. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Yasmin is a name of Persian origin.
- Peaked in 2006, when 1,018 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 12,325 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1949.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Yasmin over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 5 |
| 1950s | 298 |
| 1960s | 320 |
| 1970s | 931 |
| 1980s | 1,878 |
| 1990s | 4,967 |
| 2000s | 8,432 |
| 2010s | 3,316 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,680 |
How popular is Yasmin?
In 2025, Yasmin was given to 269 babies in the United States, ranking #959 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Yasmin is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Yasmin
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Yasmin also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Yasmin over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Yasmin in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Yasmin
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Yasmin — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Yasmin
How popular is the name Yasmin?
In 2025, Yasmin was given to 269 babies in the United States, ranking #959 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Yasmin a girl's or a boy's name?
Yasmin is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Yasmin?
Yasmin has 2 syllables.
When was Yasmin most popular?
Yasmin peaked in 2006, when 1,018 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Yasmin a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Yasmin currently ranks #320 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.