Persian girl names
Most widely given today: Jasmine, Esther and Kira.
9 girl names whose etymology traces to Persian, with the rank in the home country where one publishes a list.
There is no single home country with a published list for Persian names, so there is no home-country column.
jasmine (the plant)
Say it JAZ-min
Persian origin
jasmine (the plant)
2 syllablesCommon 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
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Say it ES-ter
Persian origin
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2 syllablesLoved in Israel. Common across Sweden and two more places. Rare in four German cities, the UK, Canada and eight more places.
1 in 761 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
1 in 1,760 in Ireland
Say it KEER-uh
Roots in Persian and Irish 2 syllables
Common across three German cities and one more place. Rare in Poland, three other German cities, Canada and 12 more places.
1 in 1,760 girls born in Ireland in 2025
1 in 4,473 in Scotland
Say it DAR-ee-uh
Persian origin 3 syllables
Common across Poland and one more place. Rare in Israel, Austria, Switzerland and 12 more places.
1 in 4,473 girls born in Scotland in 2025
1 in 11,513 in England and Wales
Say it JAZ-min
Persian origin 2 syllables
Common across Berlin and one more place. Rare in Austria, four other German cities, Norway and eight more places.
1 in 11,513 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
1 in 12,664 in England and Wales
Say it yahs-MEE-nah
Persian origin 3 syllables
Common in Poland. Rare in three German cities, Sweden, Austria and four more places.
1 in 12,664 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
1 in 42,214 in England and Wales
Say it JAZ-min
Persian origin 2 syllables
Common in Hungary. Rare in Catalonia, Austria, England and Wales and one more place. Loved in Argentina.
1 in 42,214 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
1 in 84,427 in England and Wales
Say it rok-SAN
Persian origin 2 syllables
Rare in France, Switzerland, Italy and one more place.
1 in 84,427 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
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Say it ES-ter
Persian origin
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2 syllablesCommon in Hungary. Rare in Austria.
1 in 17,861 girls born in Austria in 2025