Yesenia is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Yesenia means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Yesenia across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Yesenia has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Yesenia is a girl name of Spanish origin meaning “of uncertain meaning”. A modern Spanish name popularized by a telenovela.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 39,781 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 11 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Yesenia per year, United States (1966 to 2025). United States peaked in 1987 (2,044/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2017 (4/yr).
Yesenia has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1987, when it ranked #282 nationally (given to 2,044 babies that year).
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