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Yesenia

Yesenia holds the #1896 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 103 newborn girls in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #1474 in 2020 to #1896 today. Its strongest year on record was 1987 (#136 nationally, 2,003 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1966. The name's biggest fan base is in Oregon (#619 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1896
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#136
in 1987 (1980s)
Babies in 2025
103
girls named Yesenia

Yesenia popularity, 1880–2025

0.031%0.062%0.093%0.12%18801900192019401960198020002020#136 in 1987
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1987

Where Yesenia is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Yesenia in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Yesenia in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Yesenia in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Yesenia in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Yesenia in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Yesenia in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Yesenia in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Yesenia in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Yesenia in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Yesenia in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Yesenia in 2025MI—New York: fewer than 5 girls named Yesenia in 2025NY—Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Yesenia in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Yesenia in 2025RI—Oregon: #619 (5 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)OR#619Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Yesenia in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Yesenia in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Yesenia in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Yesenia in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 girls named Yesenia in 2025IL—Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Yesenia in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 girls named Yesenia in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Yesenia in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Yesenia in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Yesenia in 2025CT—California: #997 (27 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)CA#997Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Yesenia in 2025UT—Colorado: #907 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)CO#907Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Yesenia in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Yesenia in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Yesenia in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Yesenia in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Yesenia in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Yesenia in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Yesenia in 2025DE—Arizona: #1040 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)AZ#1040New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Yesenia in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Yesenia in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Yesenia in 2025AR—Tennessee: #1127 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TN#1127North Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Yesenia in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Yesenia in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Yesenia in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Yesenia in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Yesenia in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Yesenia in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Yesenia in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 girls named Yesenia in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Yesenia in 2025HI—Texas: #1615 (14 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1615Florida: #1685 (7 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1685
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Oregon (#619), Colorado (#907), Arizona (#1040)

Uniqueness score

62/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Yesenia in the most recent year of SSA data.

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