Yesenia
How to say it: yeh-SEH-nee-uh · /jɛˈsɛniə/
Derived from Arabic 'yasmin' (jasmine flower); popularized in Latin America through a 1970s telenovela character.
Yesenia was the 1,477th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 103 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1990s, its births are down about 42% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #1,582 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #1,477 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 103 |
| Share of births | 1 in 32,187 |
| Peak decade | 1990s |
| Change over 10 years | −42% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #1,582 |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Yesenia peaked in the 1990s and is less common today.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Yesenia is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, English, Spanish.
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