Jasmin
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Persian. A variant of Jasmine.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Jasmin (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Jasmin has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2005. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 49 | – |
| 1999 | 44 | – |
| 2000 | 39 | – |
| 2001 | 44 | – |
| 2002 | 45 | – |
| 2003 | 50 | – |
| 2004 | 48 | 9 |
| 2005 | 60 | 3 |
| 2006 | 56 | 2 |
| 2007 | 38 | 2 |
| 2008 | 57 | 3 |
| 2009 | 47 | – |
| 2010 | 47 | 3 |
| 2011 | 50 | – |
| 2012 | 46 | – |
| 2013 | 39 | – |
| 2014 | 45 | – |
| 2015 | 48 | – |
| 2016 | 43 | – |
| 2017 | 42 | – |
| 2018 | 40 | – |
| 2019 | 55 | – |
| 2020 | 38 | – |
| 2021 | 33 | – |
| 2022 | 21 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls | Men and boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 651 | 450 |
| 2000 | 692 | 453 |
| 2001 | 746 | 464 |
| 2002 | 791 | 474 |
| 2003 | 852 | 487 |
| 2004 | 903 | 503 |
| 2005 | 968 | 515 |
| 2006 | 1,047 | 532 |
| 2007 | 1,094 | 536 |
| 2008 | 1,161 | 544 |
| 2009 | 1,210 | 543 |
| 2010 | 1,251 | 554 |
| 2011 | 1,312 | 557 |
| 2012 | 1,367 | 558 |
| 2013 | 1,419 | 568 |
| 2014 | 1,474 | 573 |
| 2015 | 1,527 | 578 |
| 2016 | 1,579 | 587 |
| 2017 | 1,631 | 594 |
| 2018 | 1,677 | 601 |
| 2019 | 1,741 | 604 |
| 2020 | 1,766 | 600 |
Jasmin in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Jasmin.Hi! My name is Jasmin.
- Vet du om Jasmin kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Jasmin is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Jasmin har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Jasmin has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Jasmins mamma är lärare.Jasmin's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Jasmins mamma is Jasmin's mum.
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Questions about Jasmin
How do you pronounce Jasmin in Swedish?
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What does the name Jasmin mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Persian. A variant of Jasmine.
How popular is Jasmin in Sweden?
21 babies were named Jasmin in 2022. In 2020, 2,366 people in Sweden had Jasmin as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2005 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.