Meaning: Its source is Yasmin, a Farsi (Persian) name meaning "The jasmine flower."

Languages: This girl's name is used in Urdu.

Popularity: The name Jasmin ranked 192nd in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 1032nd in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Narrative: Farsi (Persian) is the ultimate source of the name of this fragrant shrub. All European forms of the word (and the name) derive from the Arabic intermediary, Yasmin, which is also used in Hebrew.