Yesenia
Meaning
modern coinage popularized by a beloved 1970s Mexican telenovela of the same name
Say it: yeh-SEH-nee-ah
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Yesenia peaked in the 1990s and the 2000s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
182 people · the #27,180 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 33
Among people named Yesenia living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Yesenia
Most people given the name Yesenia in the United States were born between 1980 and 2009. The Yesenia you meet today is most often in her 20s or 30s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Yesenia deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Yesenia truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Yesenia fits with your family’s names and surname.
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