At a glance
- U.S. rank 2025
- #6,325 of girl names (outside the top 1,000)
- Babies in 2025
- 18 (<0.01% of girls)
- Trend
- Slipping #4,078 in 2020 to #6,325 in 2025
- Peak
- #663 in 1990
- First recorded
- 1971
Meaning of Yessenia
Imagine Yessenia stepping in like a Bollywood heroine under a monsoon sky—she arrives with the fragrant promise of fresh jasmine blooms, her name rooted in the Arabic yasamin and carried by Latin winds from a 1970s Mexican telenovela. Pronounced yes-EN-ee-uh in English and yes-SEH-nyah in Spanish, Yessenia sashays through syllables with effortless grace, each beat painting vivid hues of sunlit terraces and moonlit kites at Diwali. She embodies warmth and resilience, her floral lineage whispering dreams of garden festivals and spice-laden chai at dawn. Over the decades, she has danced up the US name charts, winning a steady fan club of proud parents from Los Angeles to Lucknow who adore her melodic flair and storytelling spirit. Energetic and welcoming, Yessenia invites little girls to bloom boldly, spreading sweetness and a dash of drama wherever their paths may wind.
How to pronounce Yessenia
English
- Pronounced yes-EN-ee-uh /jɛsˈɑniə/
Spanish
- Pronounced yes-SEH-nyah /jesˈenia/
Popularity of Yessenia in the U.S.
Yessenia was the #6,325 girl name in the U.S. in 2025, with 18 babies. It peaked at #663 in 1990. It first appears in the records in 1971.
- Rank among U.S. girl names (right scale, #1 at the top)
Year-by-year table, 1971–2025 55 rows
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | 6,325 | ▼ 1,938 |
| 2024 | 32 | 4,387 | ▼ 24 |
| 2023 | 32 | 4,363 | ▲ 15 |
| 2022 | 32 | 4,378 | ▼ 443 |
| 2021 | 37 | 3,935 | ▲ 143 |
| 2020 | 34 | 4,078 | ▼ 360 |
| 2019 | 40 | 3,718 | ▲ 200 |
| 2018 | 37 | 3,918 | ▼ 613 |
| 2017 | 48 | 3,305 | ▼ 245 |
| 2016 | 54 | 3,060 | ▼ 214 |
| 2015 | 61 | 2,846 | ▼ 329 |
| 2014 | 71 | 2,517 | ▼ 9 |
| 2013 | 71 | 2,508 | ▼ 243 |
| 2012 | 83 | 2,265 | ▼ 338 |
| 2011 | 103 | 1,927 | ▼ 306 |
| 2010 | 133 | 1,621 | ▲ 18 |
| 2009 | 136 | 1,639 | ▼ 153 |
| 2008 | 157 | 1,486 | ▼ 212 |
| 2007 | 193 | 1,274 | ▼ 22 |
| 2006 | 192 | 1,252 | ▼ 191 |
| 2005 | 225 | 1,061 | ▼ 70 |
| 2004 | 239 | 991 | ▲ 9 |
| 2003 | 231 | 1,000 | ▼ 81 |
| 2002 | 243 | 919 | ▼ 22 |
| 2001 | 253 | 897 | ▲ 78 |
| 2000 | 217 | 975 | ▼ 154 |
| 1999 | 264 | 821 | ▼ 37 |
| 1998 | 274 | 784 | ▼ 32 |
| 1997 | 283 | 752 | ▼ 63 |
| 1996 | 315 | 689 | ▲ 41 |
| 1995 | 280 | 730 | ▲ 18 |
| 1994 | 277 | 748 | ▼ 61 |
| 1993 | 316 | 687 | ▲ 25 |
| 1992 | 300 | 712 | ▲ 35 |
| 1991 | 278 | 747 | ▼ 84 |
| 1990 | 330 | 663 | ▲ 147 |
| 1989 | 235 | 810 | ▼ 59 |
| 1988 | 250 | 751 | ▼ 26 |
| 1987 | 249 | 725 | ▲ 714 |
| 1986 | 89 | 1,439 | ▲ 19 |
| 1985 | 85 | 1,458 | ▲ 428 |
| 1984 | 56 | 1,886 | ▼ 186 |
| 1983 | 64 | 1,700 | ▼ 134 |
| 1982 | 75 | 1,566 | ▲ 108 |
| 1981 | 68 | 1,674 | ▲ 395 |
| 1980 | 50 | 2,069 | ▼ 49 |
| 1979 | 50 | 2,020 | ▲ 30 |
| 1978 | 46 | 2,050 | ▲ 257 |
| 1977 | 39 | 2,307 | ▲ 485 |
| 1976 | 27 | 2,792 | ▼ 596 |
| 1975 | 38 | 2,196 | ▼ 395 |
| 1974 | 49 | 1,801 | ▲ 326 |
| 1973 | 37 | 2,127 | ▲ 8 |
| 1972 | 36 | 2,135 | ▲ 927 |
| 1971 | 22 | 3,062 | new |
Notable people named Yessenia
- Yessenia Huenteo is a Chilean footballer who plays as a right winger for Deportes Iquique.