Palm tree or flower
Yasenia is a rare variant of Yesenia, a name popularized by a 1970s Mexican telenovela. It is often associated with the palm tree or a type of flower, though its exact etymological roots are debated between Spanish and Arabic origins.
Less common today
Yasenia isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #7,009 in 1996.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
The titular protagonist of the popular Mexican comic and telenovela · Yesenia
