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The first name Yasmina

A girl’s name from Arabic.

3 syllables Female

Meaning and origin

Arabic origin

Variant of Jasmine, often representing a transliteration of the corresponding Arabic and Persian names.

From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity

Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

In 2025, 21 girls were named Yasmina, making it the 1,454th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2019, with 34 births (#1,017).

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539
babies named Yasmina, 1996–2025
#1,454
rank in 2025
2019
peak year

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Yasmina with other names.

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Yasmina at birth, 1880–2025

In 2025, 107 girls born in the United States were named Yasmina, the 1,866th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2024, when 118 were.

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1,641
babies named Yasmina since 1880
#1,866
rank in 2025
2024
peak year

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Famous people named Yasmina

4 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Yasmina Reza
    French actor and writer, born 1959
  • Yasmina Azzizi-Kettab
    Algerian athletics competitor (born 1966)
  • Yasmina Aziez
    French taekwondo athlete, born 1991
  • Ysa Ferrer
    French female singer, born 1972

More Arabic girls’ names

Questions

What does the name Yasmina mean?
Variant of Jasmine, often representing a transliteration of the corresponding Arabic and Persian names.
What is the origin of the name Yasmina?
Variant of Jasmine, often representing a transliteration of the corresponding Arabic and Persian names.
How popular is the name Yasmina?
In 2025, 21 girls born in England and Wales were named Yasmina, ranking 1,454th. Its peak was 2019, with 34 births.
Is Yasmina a boy's or a girl's name?
Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 1,641 US babies named Yasmina since 1880 were girls.
When was Yasmina most popular?
2024 in the United States, when 118 babies were named Yasmina, its highest rank at 1,731st.