Feminine dossier · first seen 1971
Yessenia
Endangered
Down 94.5% from peak
Peak era
1990
Peak births
330
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Yessenia
How many people are named Yessenia?
An estimated 7,258 living Americans are named Yessenia.
How rare is Yessenia?
Yessenia is very rare among babies today, with 18 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 94.5% from its 1990 peak.
How old is the typical Yessenia?
The median age of a living American named Yessenia is approximately 29 years, with most bearers falling between 22 and 35 years old.
Is Yessenia still popular?
No. Yessenia is endangered as a baby name, down 94.5% from its 1990 peak with 18 births in 2025.
Where is Yessenia most common?
Yessenia has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 5.5× more often than the national baseline.
1971Peak 19902025
Peak year
1990
Decline from peak
94.5%
2025
18
All-time
7,454
Where it lives now
Yessenia is most concentrated in California — about 3.0× the national rate in the 1990s.
States where Yessenia is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.