How Many People Are Named Yecenia?
An estimated 1,177 people in the United States have the first name Yecenia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Yecenia peaked in popularity in 1990 with 77 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yecenia as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Yecenia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,177
About 1 in 291,210 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.6% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1990
77 births
Total Registered
1,235
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yecenia
Yecenia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,235 total births registered, 99.6% were female.
Yecenia as a male name
Ranked #9,204 in 1989
5 male births in 1989
Peak: 1989 (5 births)
Yecenia as a female name
Ranked #13,302 in 2011
8 female births in 2011
Peak: 1990 (77 births)
Yecenia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yecenia span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 462 babies were registered. Yecenia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Yecenia by Decade
How has Yecenia tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Yecenia by State
Birth registrations for Yecenia span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in New Jersey, Washington, Florida. On average, about 96 Yecenias were registered per state.
Yecenia + Last Name Combinations
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Yecenia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yecenia?
We estimate approximately 1,177 people named Yecenia are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 291,210 Americans share this first name.
Is Yecenia a common name?
Yecenia is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,235 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yecenia most popular?
Yecenia reached peak popularity in 1990, when 77 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yecenia is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yecenia a female name?
Yecenia is predominantly female. 99.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yecenia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yecenia Smith, Yecenia Johnson, Yecenia Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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