Girls' name · since 1987
Yessika
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.
- #26,844 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 103
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yessika sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 103 recorded since 1987.
Social Security Administration records show Yessika recorded 103 times among girls since 1987, 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 1987 to 2009.
- #26,844 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 103 born since 1987
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yessika ranks #26,844 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 103 born since 1987, peaking in the 1990s.
- #26,844 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 103
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yessika's 103 recorded births place it above 62.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Yessika's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yessika splits its recorded history at 1997: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yessika popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2009
- Peak year (1996)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Yessika by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (49 births, 48% of the file).
1990s was Yessika's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Yessika births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
49 births
- 2000s
2000s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 49 births (48% of all-time use).
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- Yessika's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (49 total births) through the 2000s (43) -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Yessika: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~22 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, 1987–2009 (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 Yessika 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.