The first name Yesenia
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 4 girls were named Yesenia, making it the 4,867th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2017, with 4 births (#4,763).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Yesenia with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Yesenia at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 103 girls born in the United States were named Yesenia, the 1,901st most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1987, when 2,003 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- How popular is the name Yesenia?
- In 2025, 4 girls born in England and Wales were named Yesenia, ranking 4,867th. Its peak was 2017, with 4 births.
- Is Yesenia a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 99% of the 39,781 US babies named Yesenia since 1880 were girls.
- When was Yesenia most popular?
- 1987 in the United States, when 2,003 babies were named Yesenia, its highest rank at 137th.