Quick answer
Jasmine is a girl name.
Pronunciation: English /ˈd͡ʒæz.mɪn/; French /ʒas.min/.
Meaning and history
This name comes from the English word for the climbing plant with fragrant flowers that is used for making perfumes. It is derived via Arabic from Persian یاسمین ( yāsamīn ), which is also a Persian name. In the United States this name steadily grew in popularity from the 1970s, especially among African Americans. It reached a peak in the early 1990s shortly after the release of the animated Disney movie Aladdin (1992), which featured a princess by this name.
Notes and context
Usage: english, french