Recorded 1974–2004 Girls' name Peak 1991 77 births

Yesennia — girls' name

77 babies named Yesennia in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s91980s71990s362000s25
1990s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Yesennia was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

12 babies were named Yesennia in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yesennia

The Social Security Administration has registered 77 babies named Yesennia between 1974 and 2004, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yesennia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yesennia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 36 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Yesennia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yesennia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 77 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Yesennia at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

77

Since 1974

31 years of records

Peak year

1991

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1974

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2004

Yesennia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1974

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1991)
12
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
468101214 2004200220012000199919951994199119871974 9

Yesennia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
36 births that decade — 47% of Yesennia's all-time total
1970s91980s71990s362000s25

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yesennia?
77 babies have been named Yesennia since 1974. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1991 with 12 births.
When was Yesennia most popular?
Yesennia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Yesennia been used?
Yesennia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 31 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Yesennia?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1974–2004 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.