How Many People Are Named Yessenia?
An estimated 7,215 people in the United States have the first name Yessenia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 29 years old, and Yessenia peaked in popularity in 1990 with 337 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yessenia 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 Yessenia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
7,215
About 1 in 47,506 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
1990
337 births
Total Registered
7,448
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yessenia
Yessenia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 7,448 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Yessenia as a male name
Ranked #7,171 in 1990
7 male births in 1990
Peak: 1990 (7 births)
Yessenia as a female name
Ranked #4,452 in 2024
32 female births in 2024
Peak: 1990 (330 births)
Yessenia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yessenia span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 2,924 babies were registered. Yessenia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Yessenia by Decade
How has Yessenia 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.
Yessenia by State
Birth registrations for Yessenia span all 24 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Wisconsin, New Mexico, Minnesota. On average, about 244 Yessenias were registered per state.
Yessenia + Last Name Combinations
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Yessenia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yessenia?
We estimate approximately 7,215 people named Yessenia 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 47,506 Americans share this first name.
Is Yessenia a common name?
Yessenia is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,448 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yessenia most popular?
Yessenia reached peak popularity in 1990, when 337 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yessenia is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yessenia a female name?
Yessenia is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yessenia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yessenia Smith, Yessenia Johnson, Yessenia 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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