MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Yasmin mean?
Yasmin is the jasmine flower word shared by Persian and Arabic. Its fragrant flower sense entered South Asian naming through Persian and Urdu usage.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
यास्मीन
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
यास्मिन
4,602 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Yasmin in Indian usage
11,382 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (98.9%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 11,252 records (98.9%).
- Recorded as male: 130 records (1.1%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 548 |
| 1970s | 1,749 |
| 1980s | 4,551 |
| 1990s | 4,355 |
| Other decades | 179 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | 2,075 |
| Bihar | 1,892 |
| Delhi | 1,686 |
| Maharashtra | 1,603 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1,245 |
| Rajasthan | 749 |
| Jharkhand | 475 |
| Kerala | 426 |
| Goa | 277 |
| Karnataka | 253 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 241 |
| Manipur | 159 |
| Other states | 301 |
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 | Yasmin / F | 137 | 318 |
| Scotland | Yasmin / F | 8 | 387 |
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): Yasmin ↗ (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 Yasmin; Table_6, C325 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Yasmin; Table_6, C325
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Yasmin; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Yasmin; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl
- Behind the Name: Yasmin ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
- Wiktionary: ياسمين ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.