Yessenia
Meaning
“Popularized by a 1970s Spanish-language telenovela; further origin disputed, perhaps Arabic Yasmin, jasmine, or a palm genus.”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Yessenia peaked in the 1980s and the 2010s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
34 people · the #86,756 first name in Brazil · median age 28
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Yessenia
Most people given the name Yessenia in the United States were born between 1990 and 2009. The Yessenia 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 Yessenia deep dive
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