Given name
Yessenia
“resembling a flower”
Yessenia is a variant of Yesenia. One Arabic interpretation is “resembling a flower.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Yessenia is a variant of Yesenia. One Arabic interpretation is “resembling a flower.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Yessenia is a variant of Yesenia. An origin associated with Yesenia is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Yessenia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7,466
- 12 boys · 7,454 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 337 babies
- 2025
- 18
- #6,536 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −29%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 18 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,536 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 29.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 330 in 1990. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 8,776 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Yessenia’s family of names
Yessenia has a related form in Yesenia.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Yessenia
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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