Is Yessenia a boy or girl name?
Yessenia is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 32 girls and 0 boys were named Yessenia, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 7,448 US babies named Yessenia were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #4,452
- Babies named Yessenia since 1971
- 7,448
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 337 babies
Boys and girls named Yessenia, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 344 | 100% |
| 1980s | 5 | 1,221 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 7 | 2,917 | 99.8% |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,086 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 701 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 167 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,452 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,447 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,461 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 37 | #4,006 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,164 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,783 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 37 | #4,000 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,342 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 54 | #3,098 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,887 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,534 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,532 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 83 | #2,285 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,942 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,628 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 136 | #1,648 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 157 | #1,494 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 193 | #1,276 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 192 | #1,256 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 225 | #1,065 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 239 | #992 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 231 | #1,002 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 243 | #922 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 253 | #899 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 217 | #980 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 264 | #823 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 274 | #785 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 283 | #753 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 315 | #691 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 280 | #734 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 277 | #750 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 316 | #687 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 300 | #713 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 278 | #748 |
| 1990 | 7 | #7,171 | 330 | #663 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 235 | #812 |
| 1988 | 5 | #8,472 | 250 | #754 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 249 | #728 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,446 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,472 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,903 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,714 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,583 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,699 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,094 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,049 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,090 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,339 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,862 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,230 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,819 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,170 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,172 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,163 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Yessenia reached #7,171 in 1990. As a girl name, it reached #663 in 1990. 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 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Yessenia
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.