Girls' name · since 1972
Yesena
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 72 babies named Yesena, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #30,886 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 72
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yesena is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 72 have been recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Yesena recorded 72 times among girls since 1972, 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 1972 to 2003.
- #30,886 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 72 born since 1972
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yesena ranks #30,886 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 72 born since 1972, peaking in the 1990s.
- #30,886 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 72
- born since 1972
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yesena's 72 recorded births place it above 57.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Yesena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Yesena's full recorded timeline at 1998, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Yesena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2003
- Peak year (1998)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Yesena by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (37 births, 51% of the file).
1990s was Yesena's strongest decade.
37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Yesena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
37 births
- 2000s
2000s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 37 births (51% of all-time use).
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- Yesena's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (37 total births) through the 2000s (23) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yesena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1972–2003 (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 Yesena 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.