Jasmine is a feminine given name.

History

The English name is a reference to the plant of the same name. However, in terms of

etymology Etymology ( ) is the study of the origin and evolution of words—including their constituent units of sound and meaning—across time. In the 21st century a subfield within linguistics, etymology has become a more rigorously scientific study. ...

, the word jasmine is of

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

origin (in Persian:

Yasmin Yasmin, Yasmine, or Yasmina may refer to: People * Yasmin (name), a feminine given name, and sometimes a surname * Yasmin (musician) (born 1993), English singer, songwriter, and DJ * Yasmine (pornographic actress), Yasmine Lafitte, French actress ...

). It entered the English language through

Old French Old French (, , ; ) was the language spoken in most of the northern half of France approximately between the late 8th [2-4; we might wonder whether there's a point at which it's appropriate to talk of the beginnings of French, that is, when it wa ...

. Today, Jasmine is one of the most popular names in the Western world and has numerous spellings. In the United States, it entered popular use in 1973, and from 1986 until 2008 was among the 100 most popular names for American girls. It has since declined in popularity, but remains among the top 200 most popular names for girls in the United States. In the Arab World, Turkey, Brazil, Israel, Hungary, Belgium, and Argentina, the name Jasmine, or one of its variants, remains popular.

Cognates

* Yasmin / Yasmina (

Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...

) * Jasmijn (

Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...

) * Jasmin (

French French may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France ** French people, a nation and ethnic group ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Arts and media * The French (band), ...

male name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

) * Jazmín / Yazmín (

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

) * Jasmine, Yasmin, Jasmin, Jasmina (

Indonesian Indonesian is anything of, from, or related to Indonesia, an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It may refer to: * Indonesians, citizens of Indonesia ** Native Indonesians, diverse groups of local inhabitants of the archipelago ** Indonesian ...

) * Jasmina / Jasminka (

Serbo-Croatian Serbo-Croatian ( / ), also known as Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian (BCMS), is a South Slavic language and the primary language of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro. It is a pluricentric language with four mutually i ...

, Slovene) * Jázmin ( Hungarian) * Iasmin / Iasmina (

Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language ***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language **Romanian cuisine, traditional ...

) * Jessamine (English) * Yasemin (

Turkish Turkish may refer to: * Something related to Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities in the former Ottoman Empire * The w ...

) *

(

and

Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ...

) * Hasmik (

Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian diaspora, Armenian communities around the ...

)

Notable bearers

Jasmine

Jasmine Suraya Chin Jasmine Suraya Chin Xian Mei (born 10 November 1989) is a Malaysian television presenter and actress from Kuching, Sarawak. She is best known for portraying Lily in the 2018 Malaysian action film ''PASKAL The Movie, PASKAL'', co-starring with H ...

(b. 1989), Malaysian Actress *

Jasmine Armfield Jasmine Armfield (born 17 December 1998) is an English actress, known for playing Bex Fowler in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' from 2014 to 2020, with a brief stint in 2025. Following her leaving the soap, she has made appearances in fellow ...

(b. 1998), British actress *

Jasmine Cheung Jasmine Cheung Shuk-han is a former Hong Kong rugby union player. She competed for Hong Kong when they made their first Rugby World Cup appearance at the 2017 tournament . Rugby career Cheung was named in Hong Kong's squad that toured Spain in ...

, Hong Kong rugby union player * Jasmine Ting Chu (b. 1981), Taiwanese singer-songwriter, better known as Jasmine *

Jasmine Curtis-Smith Jasmine Casandra Curtis-Smith (; born 6 April 1994) is a Filipino actress. She is known internationally for her critically acclaimed performance in Hannah Espia's 2013 film ''Transit'', and in the Philippines as the younger sister of fellow act ...

(b. 1994), Filipina-Australian actress *

Jasmine van den Bogaerde Jasmine Lucilla Elizabeth Jennifer van den BogaerdeDebrett's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, Kelly's Directories, 2000 pg. 1629 (born 15 May 1996), known professionally as Birdy ( ), is a British singer. She won the music competition Open Mi ...

(b. 1996), English singer, better known as Birdy * Jasmine Lepore Fiore (1981–2009), American model and murder victim *

Jasmine Guinness Jasmine Leonora Guinness (born 28 September 1976) is an Irish designer and a fashion model active since 1994. She is a member of Anglo-Irish brewing Guinness family. Personal life She is the daughter of Patrick Guinness and Liz Casey. She was ...

(b. 1976), Irish fashion model and member of the Guinness family *

Jasmine Guy Jasmine Chanel Guy (born March 10, 1962) is an American actress, singer, dancer, and director. She portrayed Dina in the 1988 film ''School Daze'' and Whitley Gilbert-Wayne on the NBC ''The Cosby Show'' spin-off '' A Different World'', which or ...

(b. 1962), American actress and singer * Jasmine Harman (b. 1975), British television presenter *

Jasmine (Japanese singer) Jasmine (stylized as JASMINE) (born May 19, 1989), is a Japanese singer and songwriter from Tokyo. She is represented by Sony Music Japan, and is a DJ for the Japanese radio station J-Wave. In June 2009 she released her debut single "Sad to Say". ...

(b. 1989), Japanese singer *

Jasmine Jobson Jasmine Jobson (born 9 May 1995) is a British actress. She is best known for portraying Jaq in the television crime drama series ''Top Boy'' (2019–2023), and for portraying Lily in the feature film ''Surge'' (2020). Other credits include '' No ...

(b. 1995), English actress *

Jasmine Cephas Jones Jasmine Cephas Jones (; born July 21, 1989) is an American-British actress and singer who is best known for originating the dual roles of Peggy Schuyler and Maria Reynolds in the Broadway stage musical ''Hamilton''. Her work on ''Hamilton ...

(b. 1989), American actress *

Jasmine Lennard Jasmine Lennard (born 26 July 1985) is a British model, actress, TV host and reality television star from Westminster, best known for modelling for Scott Henshall, Gossard underwear and Dolce&Gabanna. She first came to public attention when ...

(b. 1985), British model and reality television star *

Jasmine Paolini Jasmine Paolini (; born 4 January 1996) is an Italian professional tennis player. She is ranked world No. 4 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), the joint-highest-ranked Italian woman in singles (alongside Francesca Schiavone). Sh ...

(b. 1996), Italian professional tennis player *

Jasmine Richards Jasmine Denise Richards (born June 28, 1990) is a Canadian former actress and singer. She is best known for portraying Margaret "Peggy" Dupree in the ''Camp Rock'' series, as well as Margaret Browning-Levesque in the Family Channel sitcom '' N ...

(b. 1990), Canadian actress and singer * Jasmine Salinas (born 1992), American drag racer *

Jasmine Sanders Jasmine Sanders (born June 22, 1991), also known as Golden Barbie, is an American model and fashion influencer. Early life Sanders was born in 1991 in Frankenthal, Germany to a German mother and an African-American father; she was raised in Col ...

(born 1991), German-American model *

Jasmine Sandlas Jasmine Sandlas (born 4 September 1985) is an American playback singer, television personality, performer, songwriter who mainly sings Punjabi songs. Sandlas was born in Jalandhar, India and raised in Stockton, California. Sandlas's first so ...

(b. 1985), Indian singer *

Jasmine Sagginario Jasmine Alexandria Sagginario, better known simply as Jasmine (born September 1, 1994), is an American pop singer and songwriter. Jasmine is best known for winning Radio Disney's 2009 '' N.B.T. (Next Big Thing)'' competition. She was a featur ...

(b. 1994), American singer-songwriter *

Jasmine Sim Jasmine Sim (born 22 November 1993) is a Singapore Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and ...

(b. 1993), Singaporean actress and model *

Jasmine Thompson Jasmine Ying Thompson (born 8 November 2000) is a British singer and songwriter. She began her career at the age of ten by filming herself singing and uploading the videos to YouTube. In 2014, she was featured on German deep house producer Robi ...

(b. 2000), English singer *

Jasmine Tookes Jasmine Danielle Tookes (born February 1, 1991) is an American fashion model. Early life Tookes was born and raised in Huntington Beach, California. She has a younger sister, who is 19 years her junior. She did gymnastics for ten years and was ...

(b. 1991), American model *

Jasmine Trias Jasmine Trias (; born November 3, 1986) is an American singer-entertainer who was the third place finalist on the third season of ''American Idol''. She has released one album to date, '' Jasmine Trias''. Biography Trias was born in Honolulu, ...

(b. 1986), American singer * Jasmine Twitty (b. 1989), American associate justice * Jasmine Valentin (b. 1976), Finnish Kale singer * Jasmine Villegas (b. 1993), American singer, better known as Jasmine V *

Jasmine You Jasmine You (March 8, 1979 – August 9, 2009) was a Japanese musician, best known as original bassist of the symphonic power metal band Versailles. Jasmine You, then known as Yuu, entered the visual kei music scene in 1998 after joining Jakur ...

(1979–2009), Japanese musician

Jasmin

Jazmin

* Jazmín Álvarez (born 1999), Colombian skateboarder *

Jazmin Bean Jasmine Adams (born 7 February 2003), known professionally as Jazmin Bean, is an English singer, songwriter, and makeup artist. Born and raised in London, they first gained attention online for their "extreme" makeup looks. They self-released the ...

(born 2003), English singer-songwriter, social media personality and makeup artist *

Jazmín Beccar Varela Jazmín Beccar Varela (born 28 April 1986) is an Argentine actress, probably best known as in Luján Linares in television series ''Rebelde Way''. Personal life Jazmín Beccar Varela has three sisters, named Felicitas, Camila, and Paz Becca ...

(born 1986), Argentine actress *

Jazmin Carlin Jazmin Roxy "Jazz" Carlin (born 17 September 1990) is a former British competitive swimmer, who previously represented Wales and the Great Britain swimming team. She competed primarily in endurance freestyle events, and was based at the Univers ...

(born 1990), British swimmer * Jazmin Chaudhry (born 1985), Bangladesh-born American pornographic actress * Jazmín Chebar (born 1973), Argentine fashion designer * Jazmín De Grazia (1984–2012), Argentine model and television presenter * Jazmin Duran (born 1994), Bolivian * Jazmín Elizondo (born 1994), Costa Rican footballer *

Jazmín Enrigue Jazmín Enrigue Abundis (born 9 May 2000) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a defender for Tijuana. Enrigue joined the Tampa Bay Sun in June 2024, ahead of the inaugural USL Super League season. Enrigue moved to Tijuana in Jan ...

(born 2000), Mexican footballer *

Jazmin Grace Grimaldi Jazmin Grace Grimaldi (born March 4, 1992) is an American actress and singer. She is the daughter of Prince Albert II of Monaco and Tamara Jean Rotolo. Albert publicly confirmed Grimaldi's paternity on June 1, 2006, claiming that he had wanted ...

(b. 1992), the eldest child of Albert II, Prince of Monaco * Jazmin Hernández (born 1989), Mexican volleyball player * Jazmin Hiaya (9??–1030s), Arab governor *

Jazmin Hotham Jazmin Felix-Hotham (born 2 July 2000) is a New Zealand rugby sevens player. She plays for the Black Ferns Sevens and represents Waikato provincially. Hotham was a member of the New Zealand Women's Sevens team when they won a gold medal at the 2 ...

(born 2000), New Zealand rugby sevens player * Jazmin Lopez (born 1984), Argentine filmmaker *

Jazmín López Becker Jazmín López Becker (born 5 June 1992 in Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba) is an Argentine windsurfer, who specialized in Neil Pryde RS:X class. As of September 2013, Lopez is ranked no. 84 in the world for the sailboard class by the International ...

(born 1992), Argentine windsurfer *

Jazmín Mendoza Jazmín Lucero Mendoza (born 27 May 2002) is a Paraguayan handball player for Cerro Porteño and the Paraguay national team. She was selected to represent Paraguay at the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship The 2021 IHF World Women's Han ...

(born 2002), Paraguayan handball player * Jazmín Mercado (born 1975), Ecuadorian footballer *

Jazmín Ortenzi Jazmín Ortenzi (born 20 November 2001) is an Argentine tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of world No. 227 by the WTA, achieved on 3 March 2025. She also has a career-high doubles ranking of No. 316, achieved on 10 February 20 ...

(born 2001), Argentine tennis player * Jazmín Pinedo (b. 1990), Peruvian actress and model *

Jazmin Sawyers Jazmin Sawyers (born 21 May 1994) is a British track and field athlete and sports presenter who competes in the long jump, representing Great Britain and England at the Commonwealth Games, England. In 2023, she won her first major senior title ...

(b. 1994), British long jumper * Jaz Shelley (born 2000), Australian basketball player * Jazmín Taborda, Ecuadorian road cyclist *

Jazmin Truesdale Jazmin Truesdale (born December 6, 1987) is the writer and creator of AZA comics, a comic book that features diverse female characters. Early life and education Jazmin Truesdale was born in Durham, North Carolina. She earned a degree in pre-medi ...

(born 1987), American comic artist * Jazmin Wardlow (born 1997), American soccer player * Jazmin Whitley, American fashion designer * Jazmín Zepeda Burgos (born 1976), Mexican politician

Jazmine

Jazmine Hughes Jazmine Hughes (born October 25, 1991) is an American writer and editor. From 2015 to 2023, she was an editor at ''The New York Times Magazine''. Previously she served as contributing editor of The Hairpin. Her work has also appeared in ''The New ...

(b. 1991), American editor *

Jazmine Jones Jazmine Jones (born October 15, 1996) is an American basketball who last played for Panathinaikos of the Greek League. She played college basketball for the Louisville Cardinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference. She was drafted by the New York ...

(born 1996), American basketball player * Jazmine Reeves (b. 1992), American soccer player *

Jazmine Smith Jazmine Smith is the founder and CEO of Eyekonz, a non-profit organization which provides sporting opportunities for African American girls aged 5 to 15 in Philadelphia through participation in field hockey and lacrosse. Smith was nominated as a Whi ...

, American businesswoman *

Jazmine Sullivan Jazmine Marie Sullivan (born April 9, 1987) is an American R&B singer and songwriter. She has won two Grammy Awards, a ''Billboard'' Women in Music Award, and two BET Awards over the course of her career. In 2022, ''Time'' placed her on their ...

(b. 1987), American singer-songwriter *

Jazmine Sepúlveda Jazmine Sepúlveda (born April 10, 1985) is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player who currently plays for Montañeras de Morovis of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional Femenino (BSNF). She was a member of the team which competed for Puerto ...

(born 1985), Puerto Rican basketball player * Jazmine White (born 1993),

Canada women's national volleyball team The Canada women's indoor national volleyball team is based in Richmond, BC and represents Canada proudly on the international stage. They are overseen bVolleyball Canada the governing body for volleyball in Canada. The ...

Jazmyn

Jazmyn Foberg Jazmyn Foberg (born February 2, 2000) is an American artistic gymnast. She was the 2014 junior national all-around and uneven bars champion, as well as a member of the United States Junior National Team. Starting in 2017, she has been competing o ...

(b. 2000), American gymnast * Jazmyn Simon (born 1980), American actress and author

Jazmyne

* Jazmyne Avant (b. 1990), American soccer player *

Jazmyne Denhollander Jazmyne Denhollander (born January 8, 1994, in Chilliwack, British Columbia) is a Canadian slalom canoeist. Career She made her ICF World Cup debut in 2011, winning several medals at World Cup and international level. She finished 5th in the K ...

(born 1994), Canadian slalom canoer

Jazzmine

* Jazzmine Raycole Dillingham (b. 1988), American actress, better known as Jazz Raycole

Fictional characters

Jasmine Jasmine (botanical name: ''Jasminum'', pronounced ) is a genus of shrubs and vines in the olive family of Oleaceae. It contains around 200 species native to tropical and warm temperate regions of Eurasia, Africa, and Oceania. Jasmines are wid ...

, character in the ''

Aladdin Aladdin ( ; , , ATU 561, 'Aladdin') is a Middle-Eastern folk tale. It is one of the best-known tales associated with '' One Thousand and One Nights'' (often known in English as ''The Arabian Nights''), despite not being part of the original ...

'' franchise * Jasmine, character in the ''

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'' franchise * Jasmine, character in the ''

Pokémon is a Japanese media franchise consisting of List of Pokémon video games, video games, Pokémon (TV series), animated series and List of Pokémon films, films, Pokémon Trading Card Game, a trading card game, and other related media. The fran ...

'' franchise * Jasmine, character in the ''Deltora'' series * Jasmine, character in the 1999 film '' Life in a Day'' * Jasmine, character from '' Total Drama: Pahkitew Island'' * Jasmine, character from the ''

How I Met Your Mother ''How I Met Your Mother'' (often abbreviated as ''HIMYM'') is an American sitcom created by Craig Thomas (screenwriter), Craig Thomas and Carter Bays for CBS. The series, which aired from September 19, 2005, to March 31, 2014, follows main char ...

'' episode ''

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'' * Jasmine, animal character in the 2003 film ''

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'' * Jasmine, character from '' Mega Man Battle Network 5: Team Protoman'' * Jazmín Carvajal, character in ''

Soy Luna ''Soy Luna'' ( English: ''I am Luna'') is an Argentine telenovela produced by Disney Channel Latin America that aired on 14 March 2016. The first episode of Soy Luna premiered with over 2.3 million views in Argentina alone. Developed by Disney ...

''. *

Jasmine Delaney Jasmine Delaney is a fictional character from the Australian television soap opera ''Home and Away'', played by Sam Frost (actress), Sam Frost. Frost was asked to audition for the serial while she was competing on ''Hell's Kitchen Australia''. A ...

, character in the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'' * Jasmine Dubrow, character in ''

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'' * Jasmine "Jazz" Fenton, character in ''

Danny Phantom ''Danny Phantom'' is an American animated paranormal superhero action adventure television series created by Butch Hartman for Nickelodeon. It premiered on April 3, 2004, immediately after the 2004 Kids' Choice Awards, and concluded on August ...

'' * Jasmine Flores, character from the Netflix tv series ''

On My Block ''On My Block'' is an American teen comedy-drama television series, created by Lauren Iungerich, Eddie Gonzalez, and Jeremy Haft. Set in the fictional Los Angeles neighborhood Freeridge, it revolves four teenagers who find their friendship test ...

'' * Jeanette "Jasmine" Francis, character in the 2013 movie ''

Blue Jasmine ''Blue Jasmine'' is a 2013 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Woody Allen. The film tells the story of a rich Manhattan socialite (Cate Blanchett) who falls on hard times and has to move into her working-class sister's (Sally Hawk ...

'' * Agent Jasmine Fuji, character in ''

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'' *

Jasmine Thomas Jasmine Thomas is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'', played by Jenna-Louise Coleman. She made her first screen appearance in the episode broadcast on 30 June 2005 and her last appearance on 26 March 2009. C ...

, character from the British soap opera ''

Emmerdale ''Emmerdale'' (known as ''Emmerdale Farm'' until 1989) is a British television soap opera that is broadcast on ITV (TV network), ITV. The show is set in Emmerdale (known as Beckindale until 1994), a List of fictional towns and villages, fict ...

'' * Marika "Jasmine" Reimon, character in the Japanese TV series ''

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'' * Jasmine (Sayuri) from the

Senran Kagura is a multimedia franchise created by Kenichiro Takaki and developed primarily by Tamsoft and Marvelous. The series debuted in Japan in 2011 with the release of ''Senran Kagura: Shōjo-tachi no Shinei (Senran Kagura: Portrait of Girls)'' for t ...

video game franchise * Jasmine the Present Fairy, from the ''

Rainbow Magic ''Rainbow Magic'' is a British children's fiction brand originally created by Working Partners and currently owned by Mattel, with some licensing rights held by IoM Media Ventures. It is best known for the children's books published by Orchard Bo ...

'' book franchise * Jasmine Kang, one of the main characters in the tv show,

I Didn't Do It (TV series) ''I Didn't Do It'' is an American comedy television series that premiered on Disney Channel on January 17, 2014, and ended on October 16, 2015. The series was created by Tod Himmel and Josh Silverstein and stars Olivia Holt, Austin North, Pipe ...

* Jazmine Payne, character from ''

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Other uses

* Richard Jazmin, member of

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, better known as Zer0

Notes

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