Jassmine
A feminine name of Persian origin meaning "gift from God".
Name Census estimates that about 472 living Americans carry the first name Jassmine. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Jassmine today is around 29 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jassmine births was 1998 (31 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jassmine. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
472
~ 1 in 726,174 Americans
Peak year
1998
31 babies that year
Average age
29
years old
2016 SSA rank
#17,343
Tracked since 1982
Census
Jassmine in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 441 people with the first name Jassmine, which placed it at #22,535 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#22,535
National first-name rank
People counted
441
441 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
36.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jassmine
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jassmine is Hispanic at 36.3%. The next largest groups are Black (35.1%) and White (20.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jassmine described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jassmine at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino36.3% · 160
- Black or African American35.1% · 155
- White20.0% · 88
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.3% · 19
- Two or more races3.6% · 16
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 3
Popularity
Jassmine: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jassmine from the 1980s through to the 2010s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 230 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jassmine by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jassmine during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jassmines live
Origin
Meaning and history of Jassmine
The name Jassmine is derived from the Persian word 'yasmin', which means 'gift from God'. It is a variant of the more common name Jasmine, which originated in the Middle East and has been used in various cultures for centuries.
The name's origins can be traced back to ancient Persian and Arabic cultures, where it was associated with the jasmine flower, a symbol of beauty, purity, and fragrance. The jasmine plant is believed to have been cultivated in the region since ancient times, and its delicate white flowers were highly prized for their aroma.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Jassmine can be found in the 13th-century Persian poem "Gul-u Nawruz" by Arifi Samarqandi, where it is mentioned as the name of a beautiful woman. In the Islamic tradition, the name is sometimes associated with the idea of paradise and is believed to have been used by some Sufi mystics.
Throughout history, there have been several notable figures who bore the name Jassmine or its variants. One of the earliest was Jassmine Al-Andalusiyya, a 12th-century Arab poet and writer from Spain, who was renowned for her literary works and her contributions to the cultural renaissance of the time.
In the 16th century, Jassmine Grent was a French noblewoman and courtier to Queen Catherine de' Medici. She is recorded in historical accounts as being a skilled diplomat and negotiator, playing a crucial role in resolving conflicts between the French monarchy and various noble factions.
Another notable figure was Jassmine Bey, an 18th-century Ottoman ruler and military leader who governed the semi-autonomous province of Egypt for over two decades. She is celebrated for her military campaigns against the Mamluks and her efforts to modernize and strengthen the Egyptian state.
In the 19th century, Jassmine Bloxam was a British botanist and horticulturist who made significant contributions to the study and cultivation of jasmine plants. Her work helped to popularize the jasmine flower and its various varieties across Europe and beyond.
Finally, in the 20th century, Jassmine Arrington was an American civil rights activist and educator who played a pivotal role in desegregating schools in the southern United States during the 1960s. Her courageous actions and unwavering commitment to equality and justice have left a lasting legacy.
People
Jassmine + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jassmine as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jassmine: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jassmine?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 472 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jassmine going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 726,174 US residents.
Is Jassmine a common name?
We classify Jassmine as "Very Rare". It ranks above 84% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 486 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jassmine most popular?
The single biggest year for Jassmine was 1998, when 31 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jassmine is about 29 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jassmine in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 441 people with the name Jassmine, or 0.15 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #22,535 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jassmine in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jassmine?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jassmine appears almost entirely female. Of the 439 people counted with this name, 99.3% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jassmine?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jassmine is Hispanic at 36.3%. The next largest groups are Black (35.1%) and White (20.0%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jassmine most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Jassmine in the 2020 Census, accounting for 36.3% (160 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jassmine in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jassmine a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jassmine in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jassmine still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jassmine in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jassmine can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Jassmine?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.