Girls' name · since 1983

Yesemia

14 babies named Yesemia in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#50,707 of 72,339
all-time among girls
14
born since 1983
1980s
peak decade

Yesemia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 14 recorded since 1983.

Yesemia has 14 recorded births among girls since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 1987.

  • #50,707 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 14 born since 1983
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yesemia ranks #50,707 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 14 born since 1983, peaking in the 1980s.

#50,707 of 72,339
all-time among girls
14
born since 1983
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Yesemia's 14 recorded births place it above 29.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Yesemia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Yesemia's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Yesemia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1987

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1987)
8
Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
5.566.577.588.5 19831987 8

Yesemia by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (14 births, 100% of the file).

1980s was Yesemia's strongest decade.

14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Yesemia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 14 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yesemia?
Since 1983, Social Security records show 14 babies named Yesemia. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #50,707 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1987. Its busiest year on record was 1987, with 8 births.
Where does Yesemia sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yesemia ranks #50,707 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Yesemia most popular?
Yesemia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Yesemia been used?
The SSA has tracked Yesemia since 1983 -- 5 years through the most recent 1987 data.
What names are similar to Yesemia?
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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Yesemia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1983–1987 (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 Yesemia 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.