Yessenia is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Yessenia means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Yessenia across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Yessenia has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Yessenia is a girl name of Modern origin meaning “modern Latina coinage”. A name popularized by a Mexican telenovela, of uncertain origin.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 7,466 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 Yessenia per year, United States (1971 to 2025). United States peaked in 1990 (337/yr).
Yessenia is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1990, when it ranked #1,194 nationally (given to 337 babies that year).
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