Head to head · Girls' names
Jazmin vs Martha
#710 vs #712 in 2025 · both holding its place on the charts
Jazmin is a whisker ahead (#710 vs #712 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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Which one would you pick?
Your gut first, the numbers after — the split shows once you pick.
The tale of the tape
On the charts, Martha leads 4 measures of 6; Jazmin leads 2.
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
- 1880s: Jazmin —, Martha #17 — Martha higher
- 1890s: Jazmin —, Martha #25 — Martha higher
- 1900s: Jazmin —, Martha #30 — Martha higher
- 1910s: Jazmin —, Martha #26 — Martha higher
- 1920s: Jazmin —, Martha #23 — Martha higher
- 1930s: Jazmin —, Martha #26 — Martha higher
- 1940s: Jazmin —, Martha #30 — Martha higher
- 1950s: Jazmin —, Martha #51 — Martha higher
- 1960s: Jazmin #6039, Martha #102 — Martha higher
- 1970s: Jazmin #3297, Martha #159 — Martha higher
- 1980s: Jazmin #754, Martha #208 — Martha higher
- 1990s: Jazmin #224, Martha #296 — Jazmin higher
- 2000s: Jazmin #196, Martha #496 — Jazmin higher
- 2010s: Jazmin #430, Martha #748 — Jazmin higher
- 2020s: Jazmin #675, Martha #711 — Jazmin higher
Martha stood higher in 11 of 15 decades; Jazmin has held the lead since the 1990s.
Rank by decade
| Decade | Jazmin | Martha |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | — | #17 |
| 1890s | — | #25 |
| 1900s | — | #30 |
| 1910s | — | #26 |
| 1920s | — | #23 |
| 1930s | — | #26 |
| 1940s | — | #30 |
| 1950s | — | #51 |
| 1960s | #6039 | #102 |
| 1970s | #3297 | #159 |
| 1980s | #754 | #208 |
| 1990s | #224 | #296 |
| 2000s | #196 | #496 |
| 2010s | #430 | #748 |
| 2020s | #675 | #711 |
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
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.
Martha
lady, mistress of the house
Aramaic, and the feminine of the ordinary word for a lord or master. It is one of very few New Testament names that is Aramaic rather than Hebrew or Greek, which suits the character it belongs to.
marta → Martha
How it traveled
The most famous bearer of the name in modern times was a bird. She was the last passenger pigeon alive, a species that had numbered in the billions and darkened the sky over North America for days at a time within living memory, and she died in Cincinnati Zoo in the autumn of nineteen fourteen.
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
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.
Martha
MAR-thuh
Two syllables with the stress at the front. Most European languages drop the h entirely and say MAR-tah, which English does not.
- Marty — An affectionate ending; unisex and rather informal.
- Mattie — Built from the front by sound; warm and of an older generation.
- Patty — An old and now obscure short form of this name rather than of Patricia.
Is it right for you
The differences that decide it, laid out by what you want
Choose by what you want
Choose Jazmin if you want…
- a name holding steadyJazmin is holding its place on the charts
- plenty of nickname options5 recorded short forms — Jaz, Jazzy and Mina
- a newer arrivalJazmin entered the US charts in 1962
- a name that feels very nowJazmin is holding its place on the charts
Choose Martha if you want…
- a name on the way upup 55 places on the charts in five years
- a long American recordMartha was already in use when US records began in 1880
- a name that ages quietlyan estimated 12% chance of feeling dated by 2040, against 40% for Jazmin
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
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.
Martha
Strengths
- It is recognized across Europe with almost no change of spelling.
- The meaning is dignified and easy to explain without etymology.
- It has stayed in continuous use for the whole length of the record.
To consider
- Its peak was very early and the name carries that age for some ears.
- The biblical character is proverbially the busy one, which colors the name.
- The record holds a few boys as well, and the boy is much the smaller side.
Documented properties of each name — how it spells, travels and shortens — not opinions about the child.
How each is likely to age
Jazmin
40%chance Jazmin feels dated by 2040
Jazmin sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
Martha
12%chance Martha feels dated by 2040
Martha has held the top-100 across 8 different decades — it has never depended on fashion, and names like that read the same at any age.
A reading of where each name sits on the long naming cycle — computed, not measured, and explained on the data page.
With your last name
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Lists these names appear on
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- Greatest Generation names (born 1901–1927)
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Where Jazmin and Martha each sit in the library — alternatives in the same style, ranked by the same records.
Jazmin or Martha — the short answers
- Which is more popular, Jazmin or Martha?
- Jazmin, in 2025: Jazmin ranked #710 with 395 babies; Martha ranked #712 with 393 babies.
- Which name is rising faster, Jazmin or Martha?
- Martha. Over the last five years Jazmin moved down 72 places; Martha moved up 55 places.
- Which is the older name, Jazmin or Martha?
- Jazmin entered the US charts in 1962; Martha was already in use when US records began in 1880. On the American record, Martha is the older name.
- How many people are named Jazmin and Martha?
- About 44,000 people named Jazmin are estimated to be alive in the US today. About 241,000 people named Martha are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- Will there be other Jazmins or Marthas in the classroom?
- Jazmin will almost certainly be the only one in school. Martha 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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