Yesenia is an established girls' name that peaked in 1987 and has since faded.
Yesenia is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,901 for girl births in the United States (and #3,485 across all names), given to 103 babies. Yesenia was first reported in SSA data in 1966 and peaked in 1987 (2,003 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 103 | 103 | #1,901 | — |
| 2024 | 138 | 138 | #1,552 | — |
| 2023 | 133 | 133 | #1,585 | — |
| 2022 | 116 | 116 | #1,780 | — |
| 2021 | 114 | 114 | #1,790 | — |
| 2020 | 145 | 145 | #1,484 | — |
| 2019 | 133 | 133 | #1,606 | — |
| 2018 | 134 | 134 | #1,608 | — |
| 2017 | 150 | 150 | #1,488 | — |
| 2016 | 183 | 183 | #1,311 | — |
| 2015 | 181 | 181 | #1,316 | — |
| 2014 | 200 | 200 | #1,227 | — |
| 2013 | 239 | 239 | #1,041 | — |
| 2012 | 292 | 292 | #900 | — |
| 2011 | 297 | 297 | #883 | — |
| 2010 | 407 | 407 | #704 | — |
| 2009 | 502 | 502 | #602 | — |
| 2008 | 580 | 580 | #529 | — |
| 2007 | 680 | 680 | #474 | — |
| 2006 | 759 | 765 | #421 | — |
| 2005 | 786 | 786 | #400 | — |
| 2004 | 956 | 956 | #339 | #11,316 |
| 2003 | 1,026 | 1,032 | #302 | — |
| 2002 | 1,161 | 1,167 | #272 | — |
| 2001 | 1,173 | 1,173 | #268 | — |
| 2000 | 1,294 | 1,304 | #248 | — |
| 1999 | 1,306 | 1,317 | #242 | — |
| 1998 | 1,190 | 1,206 | #261 | #11,287 |
| 1997 | 1,312 | — | #229 | #9,239 |
| 1996 | 1,503 | — | #194 | — |
| 1995 | 1,514 | — | #200 | #3,557 |
| 1994 | 1,624 | — | #186 | #4,089 |
| 1993 | 1,544 | — | #191 | #3,815 |
| 1992 | 1,760 | — | #175 | #3,914 |
| 1991 | 1,591 | — | #189 | #4,223 |
| 1990 | 1,951 | — | #156 | #2,486 |
| 1989 | 1,325 | — | #204 | #2,899 |
| 1988 | 1,234 | — | #215 | #2,364 |
| 1987 | 2,044 | — | #137 | #1,683 |
| 1986 | 861 | — | #293 | #3,650 |
| 1985 | 541 | — | #423 | #2,707 |
| 1984 | 425 | — | #487 | #4,212 |
| 1983 | 462 | — | #455 | #4,899 |
| 1982 | 462 | — | #470 | #3,279 |
| 1981 | 521 | — | #423 | #4,954 |
| 1980 | 509 | — | #426 | — |
| 1979 | 546 | — | #400 | #6,047 |
| 1978 | 429 | — | #466 | #5,761 |
| 1977 | 446 | — | #448 | — |
| 1976 | 469 | — | #435 | #4,409 |
| 1975 | 495 | — | #408 | — |
| 1974 | 414 | — | #452 | #5,215 |
| 1973 | 343 | — | #503 | — |
| 1972 | 471 | — | #414 | — |
| 1971 | 527 | — | #409 | — |
| 1970 | 29 | — | #2,575 | — |
| 1969 | 9 | — | #5,452 | — |
| 1968 | 13 | — | #3,997 | — |
| 1967 | 12 | — | #4,049 | — |
| 1966 | 17 | — | #3,147 | — |