Girls' name · since 1966
Yesenia
39,467 babies named Yesenia in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #696 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,899 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 39,467
- born since 1966
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Yesenia is the #1899 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 39,467 recorded since 1966.
Social Security Administration records show Yesenia recorded 39,467 times among girls since 1966, holding rank #1899 nationally today, ahead of 89% of girls, 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 1966 to 2025.
- #696 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,899 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 39,467 born since 1966
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yesenia ranks #696 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,899 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 39,467 born since 1966, peaking in the 1990s.
- #696 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,899 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 39,467
- born since 1966
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yesenia's 39,467 recorded births place it above 99.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Yesenia compares
39,467 Top 4% higher than 96% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Yesenia's all-time total is 105x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yesenia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 39,467 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,003 | 21 | 19,840 |
Yesenia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Yesenia's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1969, with only 9 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 2,003, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Yesenia popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2025
- Peak year (1987)
- 2,003
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Yesenia popularity over time - boys
314 total births recorded since 1974 (Yesenia as boys' name)
Yesenia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (15,174 births, 38% of the file).
1990s was Yesenia's strongest decade.
15,174 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Yesenia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 51
1960s
51 births
- 1970s 4,143
1970s
4,143 births
- 1980s
1980s
8,223 births
- 1990s
1990s
15,174 births
- 2000s
2000s
8,911 births
- 2010s 2,216
2010s
2,216 births
- 2020s 749
2020s
749 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 15,174 births (38% of all-time use).
How Yesenia 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 Yesenia's total volume
Yesenia by state
Where Yesenia concentrates geographically, total births since 1966
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 15,693 | 39.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6,303 | 16.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 2,971 | 7.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 2,673 | 6.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 2,021 | 5.1% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 1,329 | 3.4% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 1,002 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Washington | | 563 | 1.4% |
15,693 of 39,467 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Yesenia appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Yesenia's data
- Yesenia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (15,174 total births); usage has since declined to 749 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Yesenias (15,693 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
Names with a similar popularity rank to Yesenia
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yesenia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~59 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, 1966–2025 (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 Yesenia 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.