Names That Mean Jasmine

Jessamine, a charming name occasionally heard in England, is just beginning to be appreciated in the U.S. as a possible successor to all the Jess names of the past. It's also spelled Jessamyn, as in Quaker novelist Jessamyn West, author of Friendly Persuasion--who started life with Jessamyn as her middle name.

This name, whose sweet and fragrant floral essence has always been widespread across the Near Eastern world, has now landed on US popularity lists in a variety of spellings. It's been dropping precipitously over the past few years, though, perhaps due to a combination of tensions in the Middle East and the fading fashion status of Jasmine itself.

Seems unfamiliar, till you realize everyone will just hear it as Molly. In Wales, Mali is a Top 100 name.

Any of the Y forms, which also include Yasmeen, Yasmin, and Yasmina, make this name more unusual and distinctive.

Jessamy and big sister Jessamine are all but unknown in the U.S., but make distinctive alternatives to overexposed Jessica, Jessie, and Jasmine.

Unisex variation of Jazz or Jasper that couldn't say it more plainly. Used for their daughter by tennis couple Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi.

Jasmin doesn't have the grace of Jasmine (which in 2016 ranked at 122 in the US Top 1000), but it is far more preferable to the trendier versions doing the rounds like Jazmin or Jazzmyn. If you are looking for a more unusual variant try Yasmin or Jessamine.

Riko is a hugely popular name for baby girls in contemporary Japan, and one that easily translates to the West.

Streamlined and sleek Japanese name with a sweet, fragrant meaning.

Malli is one of those simple-yet-unusual names that are intrinsically fascinating. In the US last year, only seven baby girls were named Malli.

Charming name occasionally heard in England, would be a real standout here. Jessamyn is the spelling used by writer West.

A subtle botanical option.

One of the less frequently seen spellings of this popular name.

Cute double-L name that could be a nickname for Lula, Lulit or Luisa, or could work as a standalone à la Lumi and Leni.

From the Sanskrit malati, a subtle botanical option.

Hasmik is the Armenian form of Jasmine and is frequently used in that country.

The Spanish version of popular Jasmine has that zippy Z many parents are loving in recent years.

Common Sanskrit name for baby girls.

This fragrant name is unfortunately just too close to the English word malady to be a good omen for English-speakers.