Yesenia: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “flower name, uncertain origin”
- Origin
- Arabic
- Say it
- yeh-SEN-yuh · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Used in Spanish, especially in Latin America, and widely linked to the 1971 Mexican film and novel Yesenia. Its exact etymology is uncertain; some sources connect it with Jessenia, a botanical name. The origin of this name is not settled among etymologists.
How popular is Yesenia?
Babies named Yesenia in 2024135
2024 rank#1,570 girls
Peak year1987
Total US babies since 188039,673
Yesenia is fading: recent use is about 49% of its level ten years before.
Names like Yesenia
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Yesenia questions
What does the name Yesenia mean?
Yesenia means "flower name, uncertain origin". It comes from Arabic. Used in Spanish, especially in Latin America, and widely linked to the 1971 Mexican film and novel Yesenia. Its exact etymology is uncertain; some sources connect it with Jessenia, a botanical name.
Is Yesenia a boy or girl name?
Yesenia is mainly a girl's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Yesenia?
135 US babies were named Yesenia in 2024. Its peak year was 1987.
How do you pronounce Yesenia?
Yesenia is usually pronounced yeh-SEN-yuh.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.