Recorded 1987–2009 Girls' name Peak 1996 103 births

Yessika — girls' name

103 babies named Yessika in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s492000s43
1990s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Yessika was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

11 babies were named Yessika in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yessika

The Social Security Administration has registered 103 babies named Yessika between 1987 and 2009, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Yessika currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yessika performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Yessika shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yessika 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 103 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.

Yessika at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

103

Since 1987

23 years of records

Peak year

1996

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1987

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2009

Yessika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1987

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1996)
11
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
4681012 20092005200119981996199419911987 5

Yessika by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
49 births that decade — 48% of Yessika's all-time total
1980s111990s492000s43

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yessika?
103 babies have been named Yessika since 1987. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1996 with 11 births.
When was Yessika most popular?
Yessika was most popular in the 1990s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Yessika been used?
Yessika has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 23 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Yessika?
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, 1987–2009 (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.