MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Jasmine mean?
Jasmine takes its name from the fragrant flowering plant. The English plant word ultimately comes from Persian yāsaman and became a flower name for girls.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Arabic
جاسمين
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
जैस्मिन
Conventional spelling
Malayalam
ജാസ്മിൻ
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Jasmine in Indian usage
5,861 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
The available aggregate sex counts are withheld or incomplete.
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,907 |
| 1980s | 2,086 |
| 1990s | 1,287 |
| Other decades | 581 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Kerala | 4,680 |
| Delhi | 396 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 310 |
| Meghalaya | 126 |
| Other states | 349 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Jasmine / F | 455 | 102 |
| Scotland | Jasmine / F | 31 | 140 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Jasmine ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Jasmine; Table_6, C107 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Jasmine; Table_6, C107
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Jasmine; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Jasmine; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl
- Wiktionary: jasmine ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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