Is Yesenia a boy or girl name?
Yesenia is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 135 girls and 0 boys were named Yesenia, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.2% of the 39,673 US babies named Yesenia were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,572
- Babies named Yesenia since 1966
- 39,673
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 2,044 babies
Boys and girls named Yesenia, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 51 | 100% |
| 1970s | 26 | 4,143 | 99.4% |
| 1980s | 161 | 8,222 | 98.1% |
| 1990s | 121 | 15,174 | 99.2% |
| 2000s | 6 | 8,911 | 99.9% |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,215 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 643 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,572 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,583 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,780 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,789 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 145 | #1,484 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,605 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,608 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 150 | #1,488 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 183 | #1,311 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 181 | #1,315 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 200 | #1,226 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 239 | #1,041 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 292 | #900 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 296 | #884 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 407 | #704 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 502 | #602 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 580 | #529 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 680 | #474 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 759 | #421 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 786 | #400 |
| 2004 | 6 | #11,314 | 950 | #339 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 1,026 | #302 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 1,161 | #272 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 1,173 | #268 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 1,294 | #248 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 1,306 | #242 |
| 1998 | 5 | #11,287 | 1,185 | #261 |
| 1997 | 6 | #9,239 | 1,306 | #229 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 1,503 | #194 |
| 1995 | 19 | #3,557 | 1,495 | #200 |
| 1994 | 16 | #4,089 | 1,608 | #186 |
| 1993 | 17 | #3,815 | 1,527 | #191 |
| 1992 | 16 | #3,914 | 1,744 | #175 |
| 1991 | 14 | #4,222 | 1,577 | #189 |
| 1990 | 28 | #2,486 | 1,923 | #156 |
| 1989 | 22 | #2,899 | 1,303 | #204 |
| 1988 | 26 | #2,364 | 1,208 | #215 |
| 1987 | 41 | #1,683 | 2,003 | #137 |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,650 | 847 | #293 |
| 1985 | 19 | #2,707 | 522 | #423 |
| 1984 | 10 | #4,212 | 415 | #487 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,900 | 454 | #455 |
| 1982 | 14 | #3,279 | 448 | #470 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,953 | 513 | #423 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 509 | #426 |
| 1979 | 6 | #6,047 | 540 | #401 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,761 | 423 | #467 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 446 | #448 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,411 | 461 | #435 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 495 | #408 |
| 1974 | 6 | #5,215 | 408 | #452 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 343 | #503 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 471 | #414 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 527 | #409 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,575 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,451 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,998 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,048 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,148 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Yesenia reached #1,683 in 1987. As a girl name, it reached #137 in 1987. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Yesenia
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.