Total births
15
Girls' name · since 1988
Yescenia
Yescenia has 15 recorded births since 1988 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1988 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 15
- total births
- 1988–2002
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 67%
- born in that decade
Yescenia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 15 have been recorded since 1988.
Yescenia has 15 recorded births among girls since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2002.
- 15 total births
- 1988–2002 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 67% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
15 girls have been named Yescenia since 1988, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2002.
- 15
- total births
- 1988–2002
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 67%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
67% of everyone ever named Yescenia was born in this single decade.
1988
Single peak year
5 babies were named Yescenia in 1988 - its busiest year on record.
Yescenia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yescenia's SSA record in two at 2000 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 5 births recorded.
Yescenia at a glance
Last recorded 2002Peak year
1988
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1988
Yescenia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2002
- Peak year (1988)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Yescenia by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Yescenia's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Yescenia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 10 births (67% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Yescenia? ▼
15 babies have been named Yescenia since 1988. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1988 with 5 births.
When was Yescenia most popular? ▼
Yescenia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Yescenia been used? ▼
Yescenia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 15 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Yescenia? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yesenia, Yessenia, Yessica, Yesica, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1988–2002 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Yescenia: Baby Name Since 1988 - 15 Births, Peak 1988." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/yescenia. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Yescenia 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 July 2026.