Head to head · Girls' names
Analia vs Jazmin
#711 vs #710 in 2025 · both holding its place on the charts
Jazmin is a whisker ahead (#710 vs #711 in 2025) and both are holding its place on the charts. The records will not split these two — sound, story and your own last name will.
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The tale of the tape
On the charts, Jazmin leads 5 measures of 6; Analia leads 0.
Ranks, counts and years are measured in the official US birth record; the classroom and living figures are estimates computed from it. The dot marks the side each measure favours on the charts — more common, not better.
What the records say
146 years of US births, drawn on one scale
Two curves, one scale
Who owned which decade
- 1960s: Analia —, Jazmin #6039 — Jazmin higher
- 1970s: Analia #6075, Jazmin #3297 — Jazmin higher
- 1980s: Analia #8130, Jazmin #754 — Jazmin higher
- 1990s: Analia #7235, Jazmin #224 — Jazmin higher
- 2000s: Analia #2886, Jazmin #196 — Jazmin higher
- 2010s: Analia #893, Jazmin #430 — Jazmin higher
- 2020s: Analia #674, Jazmin #675 — Analia higher
Jazmin stood higher in 6 of 7 decades; Analia took the 2020s.
Rank by decade
| Decade | Analia | Jazmin |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | — | #6039 |
| 1970s | #6075 | #3297 |
| 1980s | #8130 | #754 |
| 1990s | #7235 | #224 |
| 2000s | #2886 | #196 |
| 2010s | #893 | #430 |
| 2020s | #674 | #675 |
Average national rank across each decade. A dash means the name sat outside the recorded top of that decade.
The names themselves
Meaning, roots, sound and the people who carried each
Where each name comes from
Analia
a blend of Ana (from Hebrew Hannah, "grace, favor") with a second element
The Ana half is settled: it descends from Hebrew Channah, "grace" or "favor", through Greek and Latin Anna. What follows it is read two ways — most often as Lía (the Spanish form of Leah), giving Ana + Lía; sometimes as a clipped ending borrowed from Amalia or Rosalía. Either way the compounding itself is the point, in the same tradition that produced Anabel and Anamaría.
Channah → Anna → Ana → Analía → Analia
How it traveled
Spanish naming has long built new names by fusing old ones, and Analía — usually written with an accent on the í — is one of those fusions, pairing Ana with Lía. It circulated widely in the Spanish-speaking Americas through the twentieth century, particularly around the Río de la Plata, where it became familiar enough to stand entirely on its own rather than read as a hyphenated pair.
Jazmin
jasmine — the flowering vine
From Persian yāsamīn, the name of the plant, borrowed into Arabic as yāsmīn and from there into the Romance languages.
Yāsamīn → Yāsmīn → Jasmin → Jasmine → Jazmin
How it traveled
The word began in Persian as yāsamīn, the name of the climbing shrub whose white flowers open at night, and traveled with the plant itself into Arabic, then into medieval Latin, Spanish and French. As a given name it followed the same road: Yasmin and Yasemin in the Persian- and Turkish-speaking world, Jasmine in French and English, Jazmín in Spanish.
Where a reading is contested the note says so — this page does not turn a guess into a fact. The chain is each name's recorded forms, oldest first; the story is its opening, told in full on the name's own page.
Out loud, and in short
Analia
ah-nah-LEE-ah
That is the Spanish reading, with the stress on the third syllable — the accent in Analía marks exactly that. English speakers often shift it to uh-NAH-lee-uh, stressing the second syllable instead. Both are heard, and it is worth deciding early which one your family will use.
- Ana — The first half on its own; a complete given name in its own right across Spanish, Portuguese and English.
- Lía — The second half, also a standalone name in Spanish; often spelled Lia or Leah in English contexts.
- Ani — Informal, family-level shortening; used in both Spanish- and English-speaking households.
- Nalia — Informal clipping of the back of the name; less common than Ana or Lía.
- Also Annie.
Jazmin
JAZ-min
Stress on the first syllable in English. Spanish speakers will often say jahz-MEEN, with the stress at the end, and both are correct for the same name.
- Jaz — The most common short form, informal, used across all the Jasmine spellings.
- Jazzy — Playful and family-side; tends to stay in childhood and among close friends.
- Mina — Drawn from the end of the name; also a standalone given name in several languages.
- Jazzie — Alternate spelling of the same nickname, more often written than said.
- Also Jaz-Jaz.
Is it right for you
The differences that decide it, laid out by what you want
Choose by what you want
Choose Analia if you want…
- a name with more sound in itAnalia runs 4 syllables, Jazmin 2
Choose Jazmin if you want…
- a name holding steadyJazmin is holding its place on the charts
- a name with fewer syllablesJazmin is 2 syllables to Analia's 4
Each line is a measured difference between the two names — a rank, a count, a recorded form — never a judgement of either. Save the one that answers your question; it lands on your shortlist.
The trade-offs, name by name
Analia
Strengths
- Two ready-made short forms, Ana and Lía, each of which is a full given name elsewhere — a formal version and a casual one without inventing anything.
- The spelling follows the sounds directly, so a reader who has never seen it can usually get close on a first attempt.
- Works in Spanish and English mouths alike, which matters in bilingual families and across borders.
To consider
- The accent is the recurring admin question: Analía is the fuller Spanish spelling, Analia the form American records handle without fuss. Choosing one and sticking to it saves years of small corrections.
- It sits close to Amalia, Analise, Analeigh and Amelia, so expect occasional mishearing and a spell-out over the phone.
- Stress placement genuinely varies between Spanish and English speakers, and a child may hear her name said two different ways in one day.
Jazmin
Strengths
- The meaning is a common English word, so it needs no explanation and never goes out of date.
- Works in Spanish and English without adjustment — same letters, two natural pronunciations.
- Established short forms already in use: Jaz, Jazzy, Mina.
To consider
- Jasmine is the default spelling in most people's heads. Expect to spell Jazmin aloud fairly often, and to see mail addressed to Jasmine, Jasmin and Jazmine.
- Disney's Aladdin, from the early 1990s, gave Jasmine a princess, and the association still surfaces — usually fondly, occasionally as a joke that wears thin in middle school.
- The nickname Jaz or Jazz doubles as the music, which some people enjoy and some find they get asked about repeatedly.
Documented properties of each name — how it spells, travels and shortens — not opinions about the child.
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Analia or Jazmin — the short answers
- Which is more popular, Analia or Jazmin?
- Jazmin, in 2025: Jazmin ranked #710 with 395 babies; Analia ranked #711 with 394 babies.
- Which name is rising faster, Analia or Jazmin?
- Neither is rising. Over the last five years Analia moved down 36 places; Jazmin moved down 72 places.
- Which is the older name, Analia or Jazmin?
- Analia entered the US charts in 1973; Jazmin entered the US charts in 1962. On the American record, Jazmin is the older name.
- How many people are named Analia and Jazmin?
- About 7,500 people named Analia are estimated to be alive in the US today. About 44,000 people named Jazmin are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- Will there be other Analias or Jazmins in the classroom?
- Analia will almost certainly be the only one in school. Jazmin will almost certainly be the only one in school.
US figures from the Social Security Administration, 1880–2025. Votes are battle voters on this site, not the birth record. Data & methodology
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