Girls' name · since 1970
Yasmeen
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 6,184 babies named Yasmeen, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,250 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,695 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,184
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yasmeen currently ranks #1695 among girls' names in America, with 6,184 babies recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Yasmeen recorded 6,184 times among girls since 1970, holding rank #1695 nationally today, ahead of 90% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #2,250 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,695 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,184 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yasmeen ranks #2,250 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,695 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,184 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,250 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,695 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,184
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yasmeen's 6,184 recorded births place it above 96.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Yasmeen compares
6,184 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Yasmeen's all-time total is 16x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yasmeen | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,184 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 296 | 21 | 19,840 |
Yasmeen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yasmeen's full recorded timeline at 1998, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 296 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yasmeen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (1997)
- 296
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Yasmeen by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (2,094 births, 34% of the file).
1990s was Yasmeen's strongest decade.
2,094 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Yasmeen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 241
1970s
241 births
- 1980s 465
1980s
465 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,094 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,676 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,082 births
- 2020s 626
2020s
626 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 2,094 births (34% of all-time use).
How Yasmeen 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 Yasmeen's total volume
Yasmeen by state
Where Yasmeen concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,015 | 16.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 574 | 9.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 428 | 6.9% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 413 | 6.7% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 406 | 6.6% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 338 | 5.5% |
| #7 | Florida | | 280 | 4.5% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 243 | 3.9% |
1,015 of 6,184 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.
Yasmeen appears in 25 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Yasmeen's data
- Yasmeen's decade-level peak was the 1990s (2,094 total births); usage has since declined to 626 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Yasmeens (1,015 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.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yasmeen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~55 yrs)
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, 1970–2025 (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 Yasmeen 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.