Is Abena a boy or girl name?

Abena is a girl’s name. Of the 672 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Abena

Recorded 1971–2025 · United States

Abena was most popular in 2006, when 25 American babies were given the name — ranking #8,995 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,329, with 15 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 672 people named Abena.

Abena over time

Births per year. The dot marks Abena’s peak in 2006. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Abena a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Abena is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 672 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Abena

Where Abena is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

New York 11.2×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org