Yasmine is a French and Arabic spelling of Yasmin, which comes from the Persian yasamin and means "jasmine", the fragrant white flower. The name spread through the Islamic world and into Europe, where it became Jasmine in English. In the United States Yasmine peaked at number 419 in 2000, drifted out of the top 1000 in the early 2010s and now ranks 1185 in 2025, its best position in a decade.