Girl's name
Jasmine
Say it JAZ-min
Persian origin jasmine (the plant)
2 syllables
Where Jasmine is loved, common and rare
Common across Quebec and four more places. Rare in the UK, Italy, Ontario and 11 more places.
1 in 557 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
Quebec 43rdEngland and Wales 102ndItaly 108th
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Every place
In 21 of the 40 official lists, among them Quebec (43rd), England and Wales (102nd) and Italy (108th).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quebec province | 43rd 2025 | 120 | about 1 in 217 |
| Victoria state | 85th 2025 | 73 | rank only |
| New Zealand | 93rd 2025 | 40 | rank only |
| South Australia state | 96th 2025 | 16 | rank only |
| New South Wales state | 98th 2025 | 74 | rank only |
| England and Wales | 102nd 2025 | 455 | 1 in 557 |
| Italy | 108th 2024 | 266 | 1 in 674 |
| Ontario province | 111th 2024 | 94 | about 1 in 579 |
| France | 133rd 2025 | 390 | 1 in 735 |
| Scotland | 140th 2025 | 31 | 1 in 577 |
| British Columbia province | 148th 2023 | 20 | about 1 in 598 |
| Ireland | 189th 2025 | 23 | 1 in 919 |
| Sweden | 210th 2025 | 39 | about 1 in 1,030 |
| Northern Ireland | 259th 2025 | 6 | 1 in 1,214 |
| Poland | 321st 2025 | 13 | 1 in 9,214 |
| The Netherlands | 399th 2025 | 33 | about 1 in 1,849 |
| Switzerland | 445th 2025 | 15 | 1 in 2,266 |
| Berlin city | 615th 2023 | 4 | about 1 in 3,626 |
| Austria | 1875th 2025 | 1 | 1 in 35,722 |
| Rostock city | 166th 2025 | 1 | about 1 in 985 |
| Bonn city | 382nd 2025 | 1 | about 1 in 3,015 |
Rare, below the listed names: Queensland, Munich, Cologne, Leipzig, Norway, Spain, Catalonia, Hungary, Slovenia and Israel.
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Moscow (top 61), Turkey (top 30), Argentina (top 20) and Croatia (top 50).
Germany publishes no national statistics on first names. German figures here are city lists (Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock), never the country.
Sources: Retraite Québec (Banque de prénoms, Données Québec) (Quebec); Registry of BDM Victoria (DataVic) (Victoria); Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), SmartStart (New Zealand); SA Attorney-General's Department, Births, Deaths and Marriages (data.sa.gov.au) (South Australia); NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages (Data.NSW) (New South Wales); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy); Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (France); National Records of Scotland (Scotland); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (British Columbia); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency) (Sweden); NISRA (Northern Ireland); Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji, rejestr PESEL (dane.gov.pl) (Poland); Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) (the Netherlands); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); BerlinOnline GmbH; Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO) / Standesämter (Berlin); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); Hanse- und Universitätsstadt Rostock (opendata-hro.de) (Rostock); Bundesstadt Bonn, Standesamt (opendata.bonn.de) (Bonn). How we count, and every source
About the name
Jasmine is named for the fragrant climbing plant. The word came into English from the French jasmin, which took it from Arabic, and the Arabic word was itself borrowed from Persian, so the name has travelled a long way.
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JAZ-min has two syllables. Jasmin, Jazmin and Jazmine are alternative spellings, Yasmin and Yasmine keep the Arabic sound, and Jessamine and Jessamy are older English forms of the same flower name.
Jasmine ranks in the top fifty in Quebec and is also used in Victoria and New Zealand. In Europe it has a following in Italy, France and Sweden. In France it reached its high point in 2025, although it is easing back in several other countries.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- JAZ-min, 2 syllables
- Meaning
jasmine (the plant)
- Origin
- Persian
- Other spellings
- Jasmin
- Jazmin
- Yasmin
- Yasmine
- Jasmina
- Jazmine
- Jessamine
- Jessamy
- Jessamyn
- Yasmina
- Yasmeen
- Gessamí
- Gelsomina
- Jasmyne
- Jasmim
- Yasemin
Etymology
From French jasmin, from Arabic yasamin, from Classical Persian yasamin, from Middle Persian yasaman. A female given name from Persian.
From the Wiktionary entry, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened.
Over time
Over five years: rising in 2 of 19 regions, falling in 8.
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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.
Ten years of ranks
Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 59 | 65 | 75 | 73 | 78 | 92 | 94 | 98 | 92 | 102 |
| Scotland | 179 | 161 | 162 | 158 | 151 | 160 | 148 | 136 | 260 | 140 |
| Northern Ireland | 137 | 134 | 101 | 113 | 178 | 237 | 218 | 193 | 179 | 259 |
| Ireland | 129 | 165 | 151 | 165 | 157 | 136 | 172 | 159 | 169 | 189 |
| Ontario | 93 | 104 | 86 | 95 | 80 | 91 | 107 | 93 | 111 | |
| British Columbia | 82 | 78 | 117 | 64 | 179 | 191 | 159 | 148 | ||
| New South Wales | 42 | 53 | 64 | 57 | 48 | 81 | 97 | 94 | 98 | |
| Victoria | 52 | 49 | 53 | 59 | 57 | 68 | 72 | 87 | 85 | 85 |
| Queensland | 44 | 55 | 77 | 70 | 69 | 82 | 94 | 98 | ||
| South Australia | 51 | 92 | 95 | 71 | 59 | 96 | 96 | |||
| New Zealand | 81 | 68 | 82 | 68 | 96 | 86 | 90 | 93 | ||
| Quebec | 41 | 44 | 50 | 38 | 46 | 39 | 56 | 47 | 50 | 43 |
| France | 200 | 183 | 173 | 162 | 139 | 152 | 135 | 173 | 144 | 133 |
| The Netherlands | 391 | 308 | 407 | 322 | 500 | 425 | 461 | 381 | 399 | |
| Austria | 1331 | 860 | 754 | 599 | 1023 | 1034 | 1307 | 644 | 872 | 1875 |
| Switzerland | 357 | 326 | 443 | 518 | 473 | 408 | 420 | 480 | 607 | 445 |
| Berlin | 963 | 550 | 988 | 978 | 395 | 969 | 615 | |||
| Rostock | 283 | 228 | 166 | |||||||
| Norway | 413 | 348 | 346 | 403 | 302 | 385 | 413 | |||
| Sweden | 144 | 166 | 161 | 189 | 190 | 181 | 202 | 189 | 198 | 210 |
| Catalonia | 541 | 475 | 610 | 611 | ||||||
| Italy | 105 | 104 | 105 | 96 | 103 | 101 | 108 | 93 | 108 | |
| Poland | 221 | 383 | 374 | 285 | 337 | 330 | 516 | 313 | 328 | 321 |
England and Wales, 1996 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 102 | 455 | 179.6 |
| 2024 | 92 | 501 | 194.2 |
| 2023 | 98 | 501 | 195.3 |
| 2022 | 94 | 516 | 195.8 |
| 2021 | 92 | 583 | 212.7 |
| 2020 | 78 | 678 | 252.6 |
| 2019 | 73 | 752 | 268.5 |
| 2018 | 75 | 703 | 243.9 |
| 2017 | 65 | 871 | 291.2 |
| 2016 | 59 | 1,018 | 331.4 |
| 2015 | 48 | 1,182 | 383.8 |
| 2014 | 49 | 1,155 | 376.6 |
| 2013 | 50 | 1,132 | 367.0 |
| 2012 | 45 | 1,313 | 407.7 |
| 2011 | 42 | 1,429 | 444.7 |
| 2010 | 41 | 1,466 | 456.6 |
| 2009 | 37 | 1,593 | 508.3 |
| 2008 | 35 | 1,656 | 524.4 |
| 2007 | 32 | 1,695 | 553.7 |
| 2006 | 31 | 1,750 | 584.8 |
| 2005 | 41 | 1,478 | 512.7 |
| 2004 | 37 | 1,468 | 513.5 |
| 2003 | 30 | 1,587 | 569.5 |
| 2002 | 29 | 1,695 | 634.0 |
| 2001 | 30 | 1,782 | 664.9 |
| 2000 | 32 | 1,606 | 587.9 |
| 1999 | 35 | 1,550 | 550.2 |
| 1998 | 47 | 1,268 | 438.5 |
| 1997 | 48 | 1,154 | 393.6 |
| 1996 | 55 | 1,145 | 386.8 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
France since 1925
Half of the babies named Jasmine in France since 1925 were born in or after 2009. First recorded in 1925. Her peak year there: 2025, at 136.0 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Jasmine per 100,000 girls born in France, by five-year period.
Sources: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (1900-2025), Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0.
Sister names for Jasmine
1 in 293 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Jasmine.
1 in 347 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Jasmine.
1 in 778 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Jasmine.
1 in 184 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Jasmine.
1 in 202 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Jasmine.
1 in 347 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Jasmine.
1 in 559 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Jasmine.
1 in 942 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Jasmine.
1 in 1,025 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Jasmine.
1 in 728 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Jasmine.
Middle names for Jasmine
1 in 71 in Scotland
Jasmine Olivia
2-4 beats · initials JO
Changes the beat after Jasmine: 2 syllables, then 4 syllables.
1 in 78 in Northern Ireland
Jasmine Emily
2-3 beats · initials JE
Changes the beat after Jasmine: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Jasmine Grace
2-1 beats · initials JG
Changes the beat after Jasmine: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 99 in Scotland
Jasmine Sophia
2-3 beats · initials JS
Changes the beat after Jasmine: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 311 in Ireland
Jasmine Maria
2-3 beats · initials JM
Changes the beat after Jasmine: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 88 in Scotland
Jasmine Amelia
2-4 beats · initials JA
Changes the beat after Jasmine: 2 syllables, then 4 syllables.
1 in 162 in England and Wales
Jasmine Evelyn
2-3 beats · initials JE
Changes the beat after Jasmine: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 214 in Northern Ireland
Jasmine Rose
2-1 beats · initials JR
Changes the beat after Jasmine: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
Same style as Jasmine
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 99 in Scotland
96% alike: moves with Jasmine across countries and decades.
1 in 347 in Northern Ireland
95% alike: moves with Jasmine across countries and decades.
1 in 127 in Ireland
95% alike: moves with Jasmine across countries and decades.
1 in 132 in Scotland
95% alike: moves with Jasmine across countries and decades.
1 in 190 in Ireland
95% alike: moves with Jasmine across countries and decades.
1 in 778 in Scotland
95% alike: moves with Jasmine across countries and decades.
1 in 126 in Ireland
94% alike: moves with Jasmine across countries and decades.
1 in 88 in Scotland
94% alike: moves with Jasmine across countries and decades.
Famous people named Jasmine
Jasmine Paolini, Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, Jasmine Guy, Jasmine Thompson, Jasmine Crockett, Jasmine Trinca, Jasmine Tookes and Jasmine V.
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People: Wikidata (CC0), linked to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists.
Questions about Jasmine
5 questions, on how popular she is, what it means, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.
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How popular is Jasmine?
Her best rank is No. 43 in Quebec in 2025, about 1 in 217 girls. She is in the published lists of 21 of our 40 regions.
What does Jasmine mean?
Wiktionary glosses Jasmine as "jasmine (the plant)".
How do you pronounce Jasmine?
JAZ-min, with 2 syllables.
Is Jasmine getting more popular?
Over five years: rising in 2 of 19 regions, falling in 8.
Which sister names go with Jasmine?
The deck's top five sisters for Jasmine: Summer, Eliza, Gabriella, Georgia and Eden. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.