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Yasemin

Quick answerYasemin means "jasmine" (the flowering plant) and derives from Persian یاسمین (yāsmin), which entered Arabic as ياسمين (yāsmīn).

Turkish · Girl · 3 syllables

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Popularity & facts

Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderGirl
US Rank#17,606
TrendStable
Peak year1999
Syllables3
OriginTurkish
LanguageTurkish
CultureTurkish
ReligionIslam
Letters7
Numerology5 Chaldean 2
Global rank#534

Popularity over time

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Yasemin

Yasemin means "jasmine" (the flowering plant) and derives from Persian یاسمین (yāsmin), which entered Arabic as ياسمين (yāsmīn).

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Etymology

Yasemin means "jasmine" (the flowering plant) and derives from Persian یاسمین (yāsmin), which entered Arabic as ياسمين (yāsmīn). The name is primarily used in Turkish, Arabic, and other Muslim-majority cultures, with particular prevalence in Turkey and the Middle East as part of Islamic naming traditions.

Yasemin currently ranks #17,606 in the United States as a girl's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1999.

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