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The first name 
Jasmin

Jasmin is a first name typically given to girls, but in rare cases also used as a boys name.

Jasmin is a common name for girls!

The name Jasmin isn’t among the current fashionable names in our top 10 stats, but nonetheless, it’s still very popular and common. In our SmartGenius ranking of all girls names, Jasmin ranks 856. Recently, out of every 10,000 newborn girls, approximately 2 were named Jasmin. In the entire USA, approximately 42,457 people – children, adults and seniors – currently bear the name Jasmin. That is 0.01 % of all living Americans.

You won't believe all there is 
to discover about the name
 
Jasmin

What does the name 
Jasmin mean?

Jasmin is an alternate spelling of Jasmine, a French and English form of the Persian name Yasamin. It means ‘God’s gift’ and refers to the flower of the same name. The spelling Jasmin is especially common in German and Scandinavian languages.

In some countries,... like Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Czech Republic, Jasmin is the masculine form of Jasmine.

Jasmin has 6 letters 
and begins with a J

Well, you might say, you probably figured that out yourself! But what you might not know is: The letter J is a particularly popular initial letter for girls' names. That’s because 6.8% of all common girls’ names in the US begin with this letter. By the way, the most common first letters for girls’ names are A, S and M.

With six letters, the name Jasmin is of average length. In fact, 28% of all common first names in the US consist of exactly six letters. 24% of all first names are shorter, while 48% have seven letters or more. On average, first names in the US (not counting hyphenated names) are 6.5 letters long. There are no significant differences between boys' and girls' names.

This means that with 6.8% of all girls' names that begin with the letter J, this first letter is much more common than the other letters on average. And Jennifer is the girls' name starting with J, which is the most common of all.

With hands, flags and sounds 
How to say Jasmin

If your name is Jasmin and someone asks after your name, you can of course just tell them what it is. But sometimes that isn't so easy - what if it's too loud, and you don't understand them well? Or what if the other person is so far away that you can see them but not hear them? In these situations, you can communicate your name in so many other ways: you call spell it, sign it, or even use a flag to wave it...

This is how you spell the name Jasmin

So that everyone really understands you when you have to spell the name Jasmin, you can simply say:

Joker

Apple

Sun

Mouse

Igloo

Nut

This is how the name Jasmin is spelled in the NATO phonetic alphabet

The NATO alphabet often helps people spell words on the phone or radio when there are communication problems.

How do you write Jasmin in Braille?

Braille is made up of dots, which the blind and visually impaired can feel to read words.

Jasmin

Jasmin

You want to tell a deaf person that your name is Jasmin

Just use American Sign Language!

The name Jasmin is particularly colorful in the Semaphore flag signaling system!

These flags are used for maritime communication - each flag represents a letter.

J
A
S
M
I
N

Have you ever waved the name Jasmin

In the navy, sailors of two ships might wave flags to each other to send messages. A sailor holds two flags in specific positions to represent different letters.

J
A
S
M
I
N

Beeping like crazy...

In Morse code, letters and other characters are represented only by a series of short and long tones. For example, a short tone followed by a long tone stands for the letter A. Jasmin sounds like this: