Yazmin
A feminine name of Arabic origin meaning "jasmine flower".
Name Census estimates that about 9,040 living Americans carry the first name Yazmin. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Yazmin today is around 22 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Yazmin births was 2006 (568 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Yazmin. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Yazmin with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
9.0K
~ 1 in 37,915 Americans
Peak year
2006
568 babies that year
Average age
22
years old
2006 SSA rank
#1,785
Tracked since 1958
Census
Yazmin in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 11,123 people with the first name Yazmin, which placed it at #2,308 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
#2,308
National first-name rank
People counted
11K
11,123 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
3.7
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
91.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Yazmin
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yazmin is Hispanic at 91.0%. The next largest groups are Black (4.8%) and White (2.5%). 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 Yazmin 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 Yazmin at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino91.0% · 10,118
- Black or African American4.8% · 532
- White2.5% · 282
- Two or more races1.0% · 107
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5% · 61
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 23
Gender
Gender distribution for Yazmin
Out of the 9,223 babies given the name Yazmin since 1880, 99.9% were registered as female. The name sits firmly on the female side of the spectrum, with only a handful of male registrations across the entire dataset.
Yazmin as a male name
- Ranked #10,631 in 2006
- 7 male births in 2006
- Peak: 2006 (7 births)
Yazmin as a female name
- Ranked #1,785 in 2024
- 113 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2006 (561 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Yazmin appears almost entirely female. Of the 11,117 people counted with this name, 99.7% were female and only a very small share were male.
Popularity
Yazmin: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Yazmin from the 1950s through to the 2020s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 4,039 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Yazmin 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 Yazmin during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Yazmins live
The SSA's state-level files cover 35 states and territories. California, Texas, Florida recorded the most babies named Yazmin, while Kentucky, Connecticut, Louisiana recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 210 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Yazmin
The name Yazmin is derived from the Persian name Yasamin, which means "jasmine flower." The name's origins can be traced back to ancient Persia, where the jasmine flower was highly revered for its beauty and fragrance.
In Persian culture, the jasmine flower was associated with love, purity, and spirituality. It was often used in religious ceremonies and wedding rituals. The name Yazmin became popular in the Islamic world and was eventually adopted by various cultures and languages.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Yazmin can be found in the 11th-century Persian epic poem, the Shahnameh, written by the renowned poet Ferdowsi. In the poem, Yazmin is mentioned as the name of a beautiful princess.
Throughout history, there have been several notable figures who bore the name Yazmin. One of the most famous was Yazmin Khanum, a 16th-century Mughal princess and the daughter of the Mughal Emperor Akbar. She was known for her beauty, intelligence, and patronage of the arts.
Another prominent figure was Yazmin Sultan Begum, an 18th-century Mughal princess and the daughter of Emperor Aurangzeb. She was renowned for her charitable works and her support of education and literature.
In the 19th century, Yazmin Jahan Begum was a prominent figure in the court of the Nawab of Awadh. She was a talented poet and patron of the arts, and her poetry collection, Diwan-e-Yazmin, is still widely read and studied today.
Yazmin al-Sham was a 12th-century Arab poet and scholar from Damascus. She was known for her eloquent and lyrical poetry, which often explored themes of love, nature, and spirituality.
Yazmin Khatun was a 13th-century Persian princess and the daughter of the Seljuk Sultan Ghiyath al-Din Kay-Khusraw II. She was highly educated and played an influential role in the cultural and intellectual life of her time.
These are just a few examples of the many notable figures throughout history who have borne the name Yazmin. The name's rich cultural heritage and association with beauty, love, and spirituality have made it a popular choice across various cultures and time periods.
People
Yazmin + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Yazmin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with Y
Other first names starting with Y with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Yazmin: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yazmin?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 9,040 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Yazmin 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 37,915 US residents.
Is Yazmin a common name?
We classify Yazmin as "Rare". It ranks above 97.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 9,223 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Yazmin most popular?
The single biggest year for Yazmin was 2006, when 568 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Yazmin is about 22 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Yazmin in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 11,123 people with the name Yazmin, or 3.68 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #2,308 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 Yazmin 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 Yazmin?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Yazmin appears almost entirely female. Of the 11,117 people counted with this name, 99.7% 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 Yazmin?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Yazmin is Hispanic at 91.0%. The next largest groups are Black (4.8%) and White (2.5%). 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 Yazmin most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Yazmin in the 2020 Census, accounting for 91.0% (10,118 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 Yazmin in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Yazmin a female name?
Yes, 99.9% of people registered as Yazmin 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 Yazmin still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Yazmin 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 Yazmin 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 have the name Yazmin?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.