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Abena

100% girls · 15 born in 2025

Abena has been given to about 672 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2006, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 660
Median age today23 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Abena per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2006 · 25
  • Born in 202515
  • All time672
  • England & Wales, 20257

How popular is Abena?

Its best year was 2006, when 25 babies were given the name, ranking 5384th. The typical living American called Abena is about 23 years old today.

Names that sound like Abena

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Alena0.85
  2. Aleena0.79
  3. Athena0.75
  4. Makena0.75
  5. Salena0.75
  6. Malena0.75
  7. Makenna0.73
  8. Sabina0.70

Middle names for Abena

Ranked by flow score
  1. Abena Rose0.89
  2. Abena Louise0.89
  3. Abena June0.88
  4. Abena Pearl0.88
  5. Abena Quinn0.88
  6. Abena Nell0.88

Sibling names for Abena

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Hassanbrother · 0.80
  2. Misaelbrother · 0.80
  3. Mustafabrother · 0.79
  4. Palomasister · 0.79
  5. Daliasister · 0.79
  6. Samirasister · 0.79

Where Abena is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Abena White0.84
    2. Abena Reyes0.84
    3. Abena Nguyen0.84
    4. Abena Moore0.84
    5. Abena Lee0.84
    6. Abena Hill0.84

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Abena

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.