Jazmin
- Pronunciation
- [Jaz-min]
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- Flower
- Origin
- Japanese
About the Name Jazmin
Jazmin is the Spanish spelling variant of Jasmine (see separate entry on Jasmine for the Persian yasamin etymology — the fragrant climbing flower native to the Himalayan foothills, used for perfume and tea since antiquity). The Z-spelling Jazmin (with accent Jazmín) has been used continuously in Spanish-speaking countries since the 19th century.
The various spellings (Jazmin, Jasmine, Jasmin, Yasmin) are tracked separately by SSA. Notable bearers include American basketball player Jazmin Spencer; contemporary American actress Jazmin Sawyers (the British heptathlete); and the iconic Disney character Princess Jasmine of Aladdin (1992 and 2019).
Jazmin has been continuously used in Spanish-speaking American communities for over a century. The name's American climb has been substantial: the name climbed into the US top 200 girls' rank by 1995 and the top 300 since, driven primarily by Spanish-language naming influence. The name's appeal is its layered Persian-Arabic-Spanish-Catholic pedigree combined with two firm syllables — the in-built jasmine-flower fragrant-floral register, the strong Disney Princess Jasmine cultural anchor, and tonal warmth distinctive to Spanish-language naming. Two firm syllables, soft consonants, and the name reads as both classical-Persian and contemporary American. Common nicknames Jaz (the dominant warm short form, casual and warm), Jazzy, Jazzi, Mina, and the rare Mini each carry distinct registers; the alternate spellings Jazmin, Jasmine (the more popular American spelling), Jasmin, Yasmin (Arabic), and Jazmín (Spanish original, with accent) have their own SSA tracking. International forms include Yasmin (Arabic), Yasmine (French), Yasemin (Turkish), Jasmin (German), and the original Persian yasamin.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Jazmin
US Popularity History (2000–2025)
Annual US births named Jazmin by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2006 with 2,240 girls named Jazmin (girl rank #155 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2025, ranked #710 for girls (395 US births). That's 555 places below its 2006 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Jazmin Most Popular?
Average girl-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Jazmin the strongest states are New Mexico, California, Nevada.
Strongest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Mexico | #313 | 18 |
| 2 | California | #357 | 957 |
| 3 | Nevada | #370 | 45 |
| 4 | Nebraska | #418 | 17 |
| 5 | Texas | #430 | 729 |
| 6 | Kansas | #490 | 27 |
| 7 | Connecticut | #498 | 24 |
| 8 | Arizona | #518 | 128 |
| 9 | New Jersey | #518 | 151 |
| 10 | Oregon | #520 | 58 |
Weakest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pennsylvania | #901 | 73 |
| 2 | Minnesota | #882 | 16 |
| 3 | Georgia | #844 | 74 |
| 4 | Indiana | #802 | 56 |
| 5 | Tennessee | #769 | 63 |
| 6 | Kentucky | #745 | 16 |
| 7 | Alabama | #711 | 20 |
| 8 | Virginia | #693 | 77 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | #693 | 47 |
| 10 | North Carolina | #679 | 117 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Jazmin in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
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Compare Jazmin to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Jazmin against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).