Girls' name · peaked in 2006
Yasmin name popularity since 1925
21,827 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Yasmin. Half of them were born in 2003 or earlier, so the typical Yasmin is about 23 years old in 2026. Yasmin peaked in 2006 as the #324 name for girls, and it ranked #959 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 21,827
- Named Yasmin, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #959
- for girls in 2025 (269 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% girls
- 21,747 girls · 80 boys
- Most popular in
- California
- 2.20× its national share
Peak year is the year Yasmin made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Yasmin births per year, 1925–2025
2006 was the biggest year for Yasmin both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1988 and 1993, Yasmin became 2.2× more common, from 1 in 8,280 baby girls to 1 in 3,830.
- Steepest fall: Between 2008 and 2013, its share of baby girls fell by 56%, from 1 in 2,340 to 1 in 5,330.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Yasmin's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Yasmin.
Decade by decade
Babies named Yasmin in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 5 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 298 | 0 | #1,382 |
| 1960s | 320 | 0 | #2,743 |
| 1970s | 931 | 0 | #1,191 |
| 1980s | 1,845 | 33 | #862 |
| 1990s | 4,931 | 36 | #504 |
| 2000s | 8,426 | 6 | #332 |
| 2010s | 3,311 | 5 | #932 |
| 2020–25 | 1,680 | 0 | #959 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
53.2% of babies named Yasmin from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Yasmin is most popular
The index compares Yasmin's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Yasmin.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| California | 2.20× | 4,536 |
| Arizona | 1.94× | 490 |
| Florida | 1.86× | 1,314 |
| Texas | 1.72× | 2,627 |
| New Jersey | 1.61× | 866 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Yasmin and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Yasmin (this page) | 21,747 | 2006 |
| Yazmin | 9,344 | 2006 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Yasmin's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Yasmin.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Yasmin (2006).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data