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Yecenia

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How to Pronounce Yecenia

Pronounced yeh-SEN-ee-uh /jɛˈsɛn.i.ə/Medium

Meaning: Yecenia is a spelling of Yesenia, a Spanish name made famous by a hugely popular 1970s telenovela and film. It is often connected to the Jessenia palm and sometimes read as a form of a flower or plant name; its precise root is debated, but its telenovela fame is well documented.Low

In 30 seconds: Yecenia is a spelling of Yesenia, a Spanish name made famous by a 1970s telenovela. It crested around 1990.

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Origin LowSpanish

MeaningYecenia is a spelling of Yesenia, a Spanish name made famous by a hugely popular 1970s telenovela and film. It is often connected to the Jessenia palm and sometimes read as a form of a flower or plant name; its precise root is debated, but its telenovela fame is well documented.

U.S. rank (2011)#13302 ↗ Rising

2011 U.S. births8 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1990

Total births (all-time)≈ 1,230

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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

Yecenia is a variant of Yesenia, a name that exploded in popularity across Latin America after the 1970 telenovela Yesenia and its film. It is commonly tied to the Jessenia palm; whatever its exact root, its rise is a clear case of a name spread by popular media rather than tradition.

This spelling reached its high point around 1990 among Spanish-speaking American families and stayed uncommon. A woman named Yecenia then is now in her mid-thirties. Yesenia remains the standard spelling; because the written form would mislead an English reader, the audio is guided from the respelling.

Did you know? The parent name Yesenia swept the Spanish-speaking world through a 1970 telenovela and its film version, and Spanish-speaking American families carried it — and spellings like Yecenia — into the SSA charts, cresting around 1990.

Overall data confidence 56%

References — Yecenia — Variant of Yesenia, 1970s telenovela name, Jessenia palm link; SSA peak 1990

Variations

YeseniaJesseniaYecennia

Nicknames

YeseNia

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Yecenia mean?

Yecenia is a spelling of Yesenia, a Spanish name linked to the Jessenia palm and made famous by a 1970s telenovela; its exact root is debated.

How do you pronounce Yecenia?

It's said yeh-SEN-ee-uh /jɛˈsɛn.i.ə/ — four syllables, stress on the second.

Is Yecenia a boy or girl name?

Yecenia is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Yecenia?

Yecenia was an uncommon spelling that crested at the turn of the nineteen-nineties among Spanish-speaking families and has been rare since.