What Does the Name Yasmin Mean?

Yasmin is a girl's name of Persian / Arabic origin meaning “jasmine (the flower).”

Updated June 2026

Name	Yasmin
Gender	female
Origin	Persian / Arabic
Meaning	jasmine (the flower)
Variants	Yasmine, Jasmine, Yasmeen, Yashmin
Popularity	Common across the Middle East and North Africa; also popular among Muslim families and broadly in the UK and Brazil.

The meaning and origin of Yasmin

The name Yasmin means “jasmine (the flower)” and has Persian / Arabic origins. A Persian-origin name (also widely used in Arabic) meaning 'jasmine', the fragrant flowering plant. The word passed from Persian into Arabic and many other languages.

Variants and related names

Yasmin is related to several other names you may recognize: Yasmine, Jasmine, Yasmeen, Yashmin. These share a common root or are spelling and language variants of the same name.

How popular is the name Yasmin?

Common across the Middle East and North Africa; also popular among Muslim families and broadly in the UK and Brazil.

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