Ohene
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- oh-HEH-neh
- Origin
- Akan
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,021 for boys
Ohene is a boys' name of Akan origin, meaning “king, chief”. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies).
What does Ohene mean?
Akan: Akan (Twi) word ohene
“king, chief”
Is Ohene a girl's or a boy's name?
Ohene is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ohene in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,021among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 100% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Ohene, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2023, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ohene in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Ohene in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,515 |
| 2023 | 10 | #2,303 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
Names like Ohene
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Theodore Brody Rowan Finn Cillian Rory Cassian Jesse Ronnie Oakley Oscar Lochlan
More Akan names
Nana Mansa Ashanti Kofi Kwame Ohemaa Akosua Obrempong Ama Kwabena Akua Kwaku Nhyira Abena Kwadwo Adom
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ohene: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ohene, updated 20 October 2026.