Jasmine

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A few things about Jasmine you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Jasmine

Jasmine Camacho-Quinn

Puerto Rican hurdler (1996-)

Choose Jasmine and your child shares a first name with Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, a Puerto Rican hurdler. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Jasmine, like who?” Jasmine Camacho-Quinn's Wikipedia article is available in 36 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 1,085 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Jasmine, 1,481 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Jasmine would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryJasmine first shows up in US birth records in 1906, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 119 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1994, when it ranked #23. Today it's #206, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowJasmine was 5.4× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 200 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 1,085.
• 🍂TrendJasmine has slipped 66 places over the last five years and now sits at #206. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedJasmine is most popular in Alaska, where it ranks #70, followed by New Mexico (#100) and Hawaii (#114). It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
• 💬MeaningIn Persian, Jasmine means “jasmine flower”. Our records link it to English and Persian roots.
• 🌍OriginJasmine is the #2 most popular Persian girl name in the US. That's out of 56 Persian girl and unisex names in our list.

About the name Jasmine

Jasmine is a girl name of English and Persian origin meaning “jasmine flower”. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, starting with J and ending in “-ine”. US birth records list Jasmine for girls from 1906 to 2025, in 92 of those 120 years. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked #23 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #206, with 1,481 babies.

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