Yesenia

Meaning: Not established
Origin: Spanish — From Jessenia, a South American palm tree

Girl's name · #1901 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

Popularity over time

Yesenia reached its best rank, #137, in 1987 and ranked #1901 in 2025. Roughly 39,000 girls have been named Yesenia since 1966.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 9 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#235 in Mexico (2024) · #698 in Poland (2025) · #2,210 in Ecuador (2025) · #3,695 in Austria (2025) · #4,867 in England & Wales (2025) · #4,703 in Italy (2023) · #2,876 in Canada (2017) · #454 in Puerto Rico (2006).

Famous Yesenias

Yesenia Sanchez — Sheriff-Elect of Alameda County 2023-2027 (born 1977 or 1978)
Yesenia Olaya — Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation of Colombia since 2023 (born 1989)
Yesenia Gómez — Mexican boxer (born 1996)
Yesenia Yarhui — Bolivian politician (born 1995)
Yesenia Nolasco Ramírez — Mexican politician (born 1982)

What Yesenias become

Among 35 notable people named Yesenia:

Sports figures appear 1.66× more often than among typical names — e.g. Yesenia Restrepo, Colombian Paralympic athlete (born 1982).

Similar names: Blanca · Isela · Kenya · Beatriz · Amya · Graciela

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