Is Yasmin a name from the Qur'an?

Houdhoud doesn't show a verse for this name. Yasmin is a Persian-Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only show a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.

Is Yasmin a boy or a girl name?

Yasmin is traditionally a girl's name.

Where does the name Yasmin come from?

Yasmin is a Persian-Arabic name, built on the root letters Y-S-M-N. Loved across Persian, Arab, Turkish, and South Asian families. Reads beautifully in English.

A Name Story by Houdhoud

يَاسْمِين

Yasmin

yas-MEEN

“Jasmine flower.”

About Yasmin

Yasmin is a Muslim baby girl's name meaning "jasmine flower", a Persian-Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.

From Persian for the jasmine flower, adopted across Arabic and other languages. Evokes fragrance, gentleness, and grace.

Loved across Persian, Arab, Turkish, and South Asian families. Reads beautifully in English.

Spellings of Yasmin

يَاسْمِين is one name, written in Latin letters in more than one way. Every spelling below is the same name.

Spelling	Births in England and Wales, 2025	Births in France, 2016 to 2025
Yasminthe spelling used on this page	137	330
Yasmine	72	9,060
Yasmeen	29	50

Babies registered with exactly that spelling. England and Wales: Office for National Statistics, 2025 (the list covers names given to 3 or more babies). France: INSEE Fichier des prénoms, 2016 to 2025 added together (INSEE rounds each yearly count to the nearest 5).

Origin & roots

Origin

Persian · Arabic

Gender

Girl

Root letters

ي س م نY-S-M-N

Persian and Arabic share many roots through centuries of Islamic scholarship; Yasmin's consonants live comfortably in both.

How to say it

yas·MEEN

Stressed syllable in capitals

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Common questions about Yasmin

What does the name Yasmin mean?: Yasmin (يَاسْمِين) means "Jasmine flower". From Persian for the jasmine flower, adopted across Arabic and other languages. Evokes fragrance, gentleness, and grace.
Is Yasmin a name from the Qur'an?: Houdhoud doesn't show a verse for this name. Yasmin is a Persian-Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only show a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
Is Yasmin a boy or a girl name?: Yasmin is traditionally a girl's name.
Where does the name Yasmin come from?: Yasmin is a Persian-Arabic name, built on the root letters Y-S-M-N. Loved across Persian, Arab, Turkish, and South Asian families. Reads beautifully in English.

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