Yessenia: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “modern form of Yesenia”
- Origin
- American (modern coinage)
- Say it
- yeh-SEN-ee-uh · 4 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Variant spelling of Yesenia, used in Spanish-speaking communities and the U.S. Yesenia is generally traced to Jessenia, a botanical name coined from Georg Jes(s)en.
How popular is Yessenia?
Babies named Yessenia in 202432
2024 rank#4,392 girls
Peak year1996
Total US babies since 18807,448
Yessenia is fading: recent use is about 40% of its level ten years before.
Names like Yessenia
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
- Yeseniaflower name, uncertain origin · Arabic
- Samanthauncertain; probably feminine form of Samuel · American (modern coinage)
- Raelynnmodern blend of Rae and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
- Nevaehheaven spelled backward · American (modern coinage)
- Ellianamodern blend of Ellie and Ana · American (modern coinage)
- Wrenleymodern blend using Wren and -ley · American (modern coinage)
- Oaklynnmodern blend of Oak and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
- Adalynnmodern blend of Ada and Lynn · American (modern coinage)
Yessenia questions
What does the name Yessenia mean?
Yessenia means "modern form of Yesenia". It comes from American (modern coinage). Variant spelling of Yesenia, used in Spanish-speaking communities and the U.S. Yesenia is generally traced to Jessenia, a botanical name coined from Georg Jes(s)en.
Is Yessenia a boy or girl name?
Yessenia is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Yessenia?
32 US babies were named Yessenia in 2024. Its peak year was 1996.
How do you pronounce Yessenia?
Yessenia is usually pronounced yeh-SEN-ee-uh.
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.