Girls' name · since 1971
Yecenia
1,230 babies named Yecenia in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,502 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,230
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yecenia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,230 recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Yecenia recorded 1,230 times among girls since 1971, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2011.
- #6,502 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,230 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yecenia ranks #6,502 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,230 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,502 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,230
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yecenia's 1,230 recorded births place it above 91.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Yecenia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yecenia's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2010, with only 8 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 77, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yecenia popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2011
- Peak year (1990)
- 77
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Yecenia popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1989 (Yecenia as boys' name)
Yecenia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (462 births, 38% of the file).
1990s was Yecenia's strongest decade.
462 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Yecenia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
207 births
- 1980s
1980s
346 births
- 1990s
1990s
462 births
- 2000s
2000s
199 births
- 2010s 16
2010s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 462 births (38% of all-time use).
How Yecenia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Yecenia's total volume
Yecenia by state
Where Yecenia concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 499 | 40.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 99 | 8.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 30 | 2.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 20 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Florida | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Washington | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.4% |
499 of 1,230 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Yecenia's data
- Yecenia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (462 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Yecenias (499 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yecenia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~40 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1971–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Yecenia draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.