Yesenia
Yesenia is a name with a single cultural origin: Spanish.
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Yesenia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yesenia is a name with a single cultural origin: Spanish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
The Story of Yesenia
The earliest SSA record of Yesenia as a baby girl name dates back to 1966, when 17 babies received it. 1987 was its biggest year on record, with 2,003 newborns named Yesenia — #136 in the national rankings. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 38% of all recorded Yesenias. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #1,612 among baby girl names with 130 births, holding steady (-5%). In total, more than 40K Yesenias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Yesenia
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Yesenia. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Yesenia
Yesenia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1966 and has accumulated 40K births in the dataset. Yesenia's peak popularity came in 1987 when it ranked #136. Use the chart and map above to compare Yesenia's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.