Girls' name · since 1964

Yasemin

Since 1964, U.S. Social Security records show 447 babies named Yasemin, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#15657
among girls today
447
born since 1964
1990s
peak decade
12%
more common than other girls

447 babies have been named Yasemin since 1964, making it today's #15657 girls' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yasemin has been recorded 447 times among girls since 1964, currently ranked #15657 nationally and more common than 12% 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 1964 to 2024.

  • #15657 among girls today
  • 447 born since 1964
  • 1990s peak decade
  • 12% more common than other girls

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

Yasemin is currently the #15657 girls' name in America, more common than 12% of girls - 447 born since 1964, peaking in the 1990s.

#15657
among girls today
447
born since 1964
1990s
peak decade
12%
more common than other girls

Yasemin vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%11.6%
Yasemin vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#15657
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 12% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Yasemin was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

25 babies were named Yasemin in 1999 - its busiest year on record.

How Yasemin compares

447 Top 47% higher than 53% of 17,726 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

Yasemin's all-time total is 17% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Yasemin Median girls name (Emerly) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 447 382 567,345
Peak-year births 25 48 19,840

Yasemin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Yasemin's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1966, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 25, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Yasemin at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

447

Since 1964

61 years of records

Peak year

1999

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#15,657

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1964

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yasemin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–2024

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1999)
25
Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
051015202530 19641984199119972003200920162024 5

Yasemin by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

1990s was Yasemin's strongest decade.

146 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.

Yasemin births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 146 births (33% of all-time use).

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

Yasemin by state

Where Yasemin concentrates geographically, total births since 1964

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Yasemin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
19 4.3%
#2 California
5 1.1%
New York share of Yasemin's total US births 4.3%
Even split

19 of 447 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yasemin?
447 babies have been named Yasemin since 1964. It currently ranks #15657 among girls. The peak year was 1999 with 25 births.
When was Yasemin most popular?
Yasemin was most popular in the 1990s decade with 146 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Yasemin most popular?
The top states for the name Yasemin are New York (19 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Yasemin been used?
The SSA has tracked Yasemin since 1964 -- 61 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Yasemin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yasmin, Yasmine, Yasmeen, Yasmina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Yasemin's data

  • Yasemin's decade-level peak was the 1990s (146 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • New York records the most Yasemins (19 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

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

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 1964–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

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

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Yasemin: #15657 Girls' Name - 447 Births, Peak 1999." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/yasemin. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Yasemin 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 June 2026.