updated March 2012
Yasmine ~ Flower ~ Arabic
You might be able to guess that Yasmine (also spelled Yasmin) is a cousin to a very popular name: Jasmine. It is the lesser-known Persian word for the jasmine flower. And it's beautiful!
Yasmine is the kind of name that sparkles with personality. It sounds like a name that could belong to a free-spirited poet, a glamorous movie star, or a school cheerleader. But it doesn't sound like the name of a wallflower.
Interestingly enough, the birth control pill Yasmin (Yaz) may have contributed to this name's growing popularity. Instead of parents feeling turned-off by a name that also happened to be the name of a medication that prevents pregnancy, the drug must have spurred inspiration when it was approved by the FDA in 2001. (What's with drug companies stealing perfectly nice names from us?) However, in recent years the drug has prompted many lawsuits due to serious side-effects, and I think that negative association has spilled over to the naming world.
Popularity
Whatever the reason, the name Yasmine is in a downward spiral. I expect it to fall out of the top 1,000 names very soon. However, the name still has a certain appeal and may one day rise above the controversy.
Update: The spelling Yasmin is slightly more popular but is also making its way down the charts, poised to drop out of the top 1,000 soon. Yasmine is not in the top 1,000 anymore as of 2014.
Celebrities with this name
- Baywatch star Yasmine Bleeth
- Yasmin Levy
- journalist Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
- Rita Hayworth named her daughter Yasmin
- Chrissie Hynde (lead singer of The Pretenders) also named her daughter Yasmin
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