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Yesenia

Girl

Meaning of Yesenia: Spanish: 'palm tree'

Yesenia is a girl's name most strongly associated with Spanish naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1856th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 5891st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1856

103 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5891

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

39,781

First recorded 1966 · peak 1987

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 521 babies1982: 462 babies1983: 462 babies1984: 425 babies1985: 541 babies1986: 861 babies1987: 2,044 babies1988: 1,234 babies1989: 1,325 babies1990: 1,951 babies19901991: 1,591 babies1992: 1,760 babies1993: 1,544 babies1994: 1,624 babies1995: 1,514 babies1996: 1,503 babies1997: 1,312 babies1998: 1,190 babies1999: 1,306 babies2000: 1,294 babies20002001: 1,173 babies2002: 1,161 babies2003: 1,026 babies2004: 956 babies2005: 786 babies2006: 759 babies2007: 680 babies2008: 580 babies2009: 502 babies2010: 407 babies20102011: 297 babies2012: 292 babies2013: 239 babies2014: 200 babies2015: 181 babies2016: 183 babies2017: 150 babies2018: 134 babies2019: 133 babies2020: 145 babies20202021: 114 babies2022: 116 babies2023: 133 babies2024: 138 babies2025: 103 babies
US babies named Yesenia per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 2,044.

Gender split

1% boys · 99% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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