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Jasenia

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How to Pronounce Jasenia

Pronounced juh-SEE-nee-uh /dʒəˈsiː.ni.ə/Low

Meaning: Jasenia is a spelling in the Yesenia family, a Spanish girl's name that spread widely after a popular 1970s telenovela. Yesenia's own origin is genuinely uncertain - it has been linked to a flowering plant and to Arabic-influenced Spanish coinage - so Jasenia is best described as a variant of Yesenia rather than traced to a fixed root.Low

In 30 seconds: Jasenia is a rare girl's name, a spelling of Yesenia, a Spanish name of uncertain origin made famous by a telenovela. It appeared around 2003 (said juh-SEE-nee-uh).

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MeaningJasenia is a spelling in the Yesenia family, a Spanish girl's name that spread widely after a popular 1970s telenovela. Yesenia's own origin is genuinely uncertain - it has been linked to a flowering plant and to Arabic-influenced Spanish coinage - so Jasenia is best described as a variant of Yesenia rather than traced to a fixed root.

U.S. rank (2022)#16318 ↘ Falling

2022 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year2003

Total births (all-time)≈ 163

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Jasenia belongs with Yesenia, one of the most recognizable Spanish girl's names of the later twentieth century. Because Yesenia's roots are unsettled - possibly a plant name, possibly a modern coinage - Jasenia carries that same honest uncertainty, standing as an attractive variant spelling within a beloved family of names.

Jasenia appeared mainly among Latino families from the 1990s onward and stayed uncommon. A girl named Jasenia at its peak would be in her early twenties today, a Generation Z name in the Yesenia tradition.

Did you know? Yesenia, the name behind Jasenia, surged across Latin America after the hit telenovela of that title, showing how television could launch a name almost overnight.

Overall data confidence 25%

References - Jasenia — Variant of Yesenia (Spanish, uncertain origin; telenovela-popularized); peak 2003.

Variations

YeseniaJeseniaYesenniaYasenia

Nicknames

JasiSenia

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Jasenia mean?

It is a spelling of Yesenia, a Spanish name of uncertain origin made famous by a telenovela.

How do you pronounce Jasenia?

It is said juh-SEE-nee-uh /dʒəˈsiː.ni.ə/ - four syllables, stress on the second.

Is Jasenia a boy or girl name?

Jasenia is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Jasenia?

This was a genuinely rare name; even at its height in the two-thousands only about fourteen girls a year received it.