Girls' name · since 1906

Jasmine

Since 1906, U.S. Social Security records show 258,626 babies named Jasmine, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#158 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#206 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
258,626
born since 1906
1990s
peak decade

258,626 babies have been named Jasmine since 1906, making it today's #206 girls' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jasmine has been recorded 258,626 times among girls since 1906, currently ranked #206 nationally and more common than 99% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1906 to 2025.

  • #158 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #206 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 258,626 born since 1906
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jasmine ranks #158 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #206 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 258,626 born since 1906, peaking in the 1990s.

#158 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#206 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
258,626
born since 1906
1990s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%98.8%
Jasmine vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Jasmine's 258,626 recorded births place it above 99.78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

51 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Jasmine compares

258,626 Top 1% higher than 99% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Jasmine's all-time total is 688x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Jasmine Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 258,626 376 567,345
Peak-year births 12,063 21 19,840

Jasmine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Jasmine's SSA record in two at 1980 and the more recent half accounts for 98% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 2%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1906, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1993 peak of 12,063, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Jasmine popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1906–2025

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (1993)
12,063
Annual births at peak, across 120 years of records
05,00010,00015,000 190619331958197019821994200620182025 1,481

Jasmine popularity over time - boys

1,263 total births recorded since 1974 (Jasmine as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 1,263 births
050100150200 197419791984198919941999200420092016 8

Jasmine by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (105,322 births, 41% of the file).

1990s was Jasmine's strongest decade.

105,322 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.

Jasmine births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 105,322 births (41% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Jasmine compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jasmine's total volume

Jasmine vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10% 406080100120140160 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -145, 6%-140, 7.9%-146, 2.6%-126, 2.9%-108, 4.3%-140, 2.4%-146, 4.7%-146, 2.7%-63, 4.9%-142, 7.3%-146, 2.6%-146, 3.3%-146, 3.3%-146, 3.7%-146, 2%Jasmine-120, 4.7%Jasmine
Jasmine vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Jasmine by state

Where Jasmine concentrates geographically, total births since 1906

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jasmine
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
44,051 17.0%
#2 Texas
23,675 9.2%
#3 New York
16,516 6.4%
#4 Florida
15,740 6.1%
#5 Illinois
12,335 4.8%
#6 Georgia
10,673 4.1%
#7 North Carolina
8,730 3.4%
#8 Ohio
7,446 2.9%
California share of Jasmine's total US births 17.0%
Even split

44,051 of 258,626 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Jasmine appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jasmine?
Since 1906, Social Security records show 258,626 babies named Jasmine. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #158 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #206 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 1993, with 12,063 births.
Where does Jasmine sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jasmine ranks #158 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #206 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jasmine most popular?
Jasmine was most popular in the 1990s decade with 105,322 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Jasmine most popular?
The top states for the name Jasmine are California (44,051 births), Texas (23,675 births), New York (16,516 births).
How long has the name Jasmine been used?
The SSA has tracked Jasmine since 1906 -- 120 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Jasmine?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jasmin, Jasmyn, Jason, Jaslyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Jasmine's data

  • Jasmine's decade-level peak was the 1990s (105,322 total births); usage has since declined to 9,952 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Jasmines (44,051 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Jasmine

Nearby Names Like Jasmine

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Jasmine

Names with a similar popularity rank to Jasmine

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jasmine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1906–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jasmine draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.