Yasmin

/Y-AA-S-M-IY-N/

Girl Muslim Persian origin ArabIndian

Jasmine, the night-blooming flower whose fragrance intensifies after sunset — Yasmin is the Persian gift to the world's gardens, a vine that climbs walls and releases its sweetest perfume in the darkness

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Meaning & origin

Yasmin is a girl's name of Persian origin, traditionally used in Muslim families. The name means "Jasmine, the night-blooming flower whose fragrance intensifies after sunset — Yasmin is the Persian gift to the world's gardens, a vine that climbs walls and releases its sweetest perfume in the darkness" and belongs to the Beauty cluster — names that carry grace, elegance, and aesthetic wonder.

Common among Arab, Indian, Pakistani, Persian, Turkish, American, British, Bangladeshi families, Yasmin carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.

Numerology of Yasmin

Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how Yasmin resonates in either tradition.

Pythagorean
9
compassion and humanitarian service
Chaldean
6
nurturing and family devotion

How Yasmin sounds

NameRoot scores the phonetic fit of every name against the sound of your last name. The pronunciation of Yasmin breaks down into 6 phonemes: /Y-AA-S-M-IY-N/. In the app, you'll see how those sounds flow with your family name across rhythm, stress, and consonant clusters.

Nicknames

Common affectionate forms of Yasmin — useful for everyday family conversation, early childhood, or as standalone given names themselves.

YassiYasu

The six signals, applied to Yasmin

NameRoot scores every name across six independent dimensions. Here's how Yasmin maps to each — install the app to see the full compatibility score for your specific family.

01 — Birth Star
Nakshatra match
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02 — Numerology
Destiny alignment
Pythagorean and Chaldean life-path calculations (destiny 9) matched against your family's own numerology profile.
03 — Phonetics
Last-name fit
Rhythm, stress, and consonant clusters measured with IPA to see how Yasmin flows with your family name.
04 — Meaning
Beauty
Yasmin belongs to the Beauty cluster — names that carry grace, elegance, and aesthetic wonder.
05 — Cultural & Tradition
Muslim
As a Muslim name, Yasmin carries religious and cultural weight scored against your family's heritage — plus grandparent-name matches, saint's-day alignment, and generational naming patterns scored against your family tree.
06 — Uniqueness
Popularity balance
How common Yasmin is today versus historically — finding the sweet spot between familiar and forgotten.

Names similar to Yasmin

If Yasmin resonates with you, these names live in the same world — drawn from the same tradition, sharing the same meaning, or echoing a similar sound.

From the same tradition

Other Muslim girl names, common in Arab families

Aisha
Alive, living, she who thrives — Aisha was the beloved wife of Prophet Muhammad, renowned for her sharp intellect, her mastery of hadith, and her role as one of Islam's foremost scholars
Fatima
She who abstains, the shining one — Fatima al-Zahra is the beloved daughter of Prophet Muhammad and the mother of his grandsons Hasan and Husayn. Revered across all branches of Islam as the foremost woman of paradise, her name carries maternal devotion, spiritual purity, and the luminous grace of one called 'the Radiant' by her own father
Maryam
The exalted one, the only woman named in the Quran — Maryam mother of Isa is honoured in an entire surah bearing her name, praised as the woman chosen above all women of all worlds. Her name bridges Islam and Christianity with shared reverence, carrying purity, miraculous grace, and the courage of a mother who bore her child alone beneath a palm tree
Zeynep
Classic Turkish form of Zaynab, cherished for grace and enduring devotion

Sharing the same meaning

Other Muslim girl names from the Beauty cluster

Zainab
A fragrant tree, the father's precious jewel — Zainab was the name of the Prophet's eldest daughter and his wife, and later his granddaughter who witnessed the tragedy at Karbala and preserved its memory through her eloquent testimony
Rumaisa
Bouquet of flowers — the name of a companion of the Prophet. A name of natural beauty and fragrance bundled together.
Aisyah
Living, full of life — the Malay rendering of the Arabic Aisha, from the root 'ayasha (to live, to thrive). The distinctive Malay spelling, shaped by Jawi orthography, marks the name as Southeast Asian even as it keeps the meaning of a long and flourishing life that the original Arabic carries.

Names that sound similar

Muslim girl names that open with the same syllables as Yasmin

Yara
Strength, courage; beloved companion — Yara (Persian یارا 'strength' or یار 'beloved companion') carries dual classical meanings: physical strength/capacity in Pahlavi, and 'the beloved' in Persian poetry. Hafez addresses the beloved as 'yar' throughout the Diwan. A short, internationally portable name.
Yagmur
Rain, rainfall, from Turkish yağmur, a nature name whose appeal lies wholly in the image it conjures: drops drumming on a roof and the scent of the earth when rain finally falls. It belongs to a Turkish fondness for names drawn from the natural world, binding a daughter to the living landscape.
Yağmur
Rain - a living Turkish given name supported by modern Turkish lexical usage and household familiarity

Common questions about Yasmin

What does the name Yasmin mean?

Yasmin means "Jasmine, the night-blooming flower whose fragrance intensifies after sunset — Yasmin is the Persian gift to the world's gardens, a vine that climbs walls and releases its sweetest perfume in the darkness." It is a girl name of Persian origin, traditionally used in Muslim families.

Is Yasmin a boy or girl name?

Yasmin is most commonly used as a girl name.

What is the origin of the name Yasmin?

Yasmin is of Persian origin, used in Muslim tradition, commonly among Arab, Indian, Pakistani families.

What are common nicknames for Yasmin?

Common short forms of Yasmin include Yassi, Yasu.

What is the numerology of Yasmin?

Yasmin has a Pythagorean destiny number of 9 — compassion and humanitarian service.

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