Yasmin is the Persian word for the jasmine flower (یاسمین), which spread along the Silk Road from Persia into Arabic (yāsamīn), Turkish, Urdu, and eventually into European languages — giving English the word "jasmine" itself. The flower symbolises purity, gentleness, and sweetness in Persian poetry; its small white flowers and overwhelming scent have made it a perennial symbol in the cultures along its path.
Yasmin is one of the most popular girl names in the Arab world, in Iran, in Turkey, and across the South Asian diaspora. In the West, the variant spelling Jasmine (popularised by the 1992 Disney film Aladdin) has been more common, but the original Yasmin has been quietly rising.
It is one of the few flower names that carries cross-cultural recognition without needing to switch spellings.
Yasmin reduces to six — the number of nurture, beauty, and quiet care.