girl's name
Abena
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 879
Abena is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2006, when 25 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 221,043 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1971.
Abena over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 109 |
| 1980s | 77 |
| 1990s | 109 |
| 2000s | 174 |
| 2010s | 131 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 72 |
How popular is Abena?
In 2025, Abena was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Abena is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Abena
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Abena also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Abena over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Abena
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Abena — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Abena
How popular is the name Abena?
In 2025, Abena was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Abena a girl's or a boy's name?
Abena is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Abena most popular?
Abena peaked in 2006, when 25 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Abena a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Abena currently ranks #3,564 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.