Abena
Girl · ah-BEH-na · Akan
Abena is a girls' name of Akan origin, meaning “born on Tuesday”. In 2025 it ranked 3,409th for girls in the UK (7 babies) and 7,131st for girls in the US (15 babies).
What does Abena mean?
Akan: Akan day name
“born on Tuesday”
One of the Akan day names of Ghana, given to a girl born on Tuesday.
- Say it
- ah-BEH-na
Is Abena a girl's or a boy's name?
Abena is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls in the UK and 15 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Abena in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,409among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 40,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 108% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 7 girls in the UK were named Abena, making it the 3,409th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,744th. Its busiest year was 2005, with 13 girls.
Half of all the girls named Abena in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,332nd in England and Wales.
Abena in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,409 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,832 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,481 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 8 | #3,082 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 5 | #4,204 |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 1 | #7,664 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 8 | #3,060 |
| 2012 | 8 | #3,148 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,582 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,909 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,663 |
| 2007 | 10 | #2,354 |
| 2006 | 13 | #1,860 |
| 2005 | 13 | #1,807 |
| 2004 | 9 | #2,226 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,874 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,921 |
| 1998 | 6 | #2,535 |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
How popular is Abena in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,131among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 15about 1 in 110,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 15 girls in the US were named Abena, making it the 7,131st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 13,448th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 25 girls. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the girls named Abena in the US since 1880 were born between 1988 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Abena in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #7,131 |
| 2024 | 12 | #8,438 |
| 2023 | 13 | #8,050 |
| 2022 | 9 | #10,377 |
| 2021 | 17 | #6,686 |
| 2020 | 6 | #13,448 |
| 2019 | 12 | #8,592 |
| 2018 | 16 | #7,096 |
| 2017 | 8 | #11,611 |
| 2016 | 11 | #9,408 |
| 2015 | 13 | #8,443 |
| 2014 | 16 | #7,300 |
| 2013 | 17 | #7,027 |
| 2012 | 15 | #7,800 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 16 | #7,510 |
| 2009 | 16 | #7,676 |
| 2008 | 17 | #7,404 |
| 2007 | 15 | #8,094 |
| 2006 | 25 | #5,382 |
| 2005 | 19 | #6,240 |
| 2004 | 20 | #5,965 |
| 2003 | 21 | #5,581 |
| 2002 | 14 | #7,438 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 15 | #6,802 |
| 1999 | 12 | #7,710 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 11 | #7,737 |
| 1996 | 19 | #5,060 |
| 1995 | 7 | #10,509 |
| 1994 | 9 | #8,798 |
| 1993 | 7 | #10,581 |
| 1992 | 11 | #7,504 |
| 1991 | 13 | #6,582 |
| 1990 | 10 | #7,874 |
| 1989 | 16 | #5,280 |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
| 1987 | 16 | #4,853 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 10 | #6,455 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 8 | #7,310 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 10 | #6,321 |
| 1980 | 12 | #5,543 |
| 1979 | 7 | #8,059 |
| 1978 | 5 | #9,748 |
| 1977 | 11 | #5,530 |
| 1976 | 13 | #4,612 |
| 1975 | 14 | #4,368 |
| 1974 | 17 | #3,695 |
| 1973 | 18 | #3,480 |
| 1972 | 17 | #3,543 |
| 1971 | 7 | #6,617 |
Names like Abena
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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