Recorded 1981–2006 Girls' name Peak 1997 98 births

Yesika — girls' name

98 babies named Yesika in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s181990s532000s27
1990s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Yesika was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

11 babies were named Yesika in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yesika

The Social Security Administration has registered 98 babies named Yesika between 1981 and 2006, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yesika currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yesika performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 53 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Yesika shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Yesika in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yesika 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 98 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.

Yesika at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

98

Since 1981

26 years of records

Peak year

1997

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1981

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2006

Yesika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1981

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1997)
11
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
4681012 20062003200019981995199319851981 5

Yesika by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
53 births that decade — 54% of Yesika's all-time total
1980s181990s532000s27

Yesika by state

Where Yesika concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Yesika
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 5.1%
Texas share of Yesika's total US births 5.1%

5 of 98 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yesika?
98 babies have been named Yesika since 1981. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1997 with 11 births.
When was Yesika most popular?
Yesika was most popular in the 1990s decade with 53 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Yesika most popular?
The top states for the name Yesika are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Yesika been used?
Yesika has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 26 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Yesika?
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, 1981–2006 (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.