Given name & surname
Abena
“born on a Tuesday”
Abena is used as a given name and a surname. One African interpretation is “born on a Tuesday.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “born on a Tuesday.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Abena through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 672
- 0 boys · 672 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 25 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #7,138 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +25%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,138 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 24.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 25 in 2006. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,199 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Abena’s family of names
Abena has a related form in Abina. Abena has a related form in Abeena. Abena has a related form in Abeenah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Abennalikely variant
- Abbenalikely variant
- Abynahsvariant
- Abynavariant
- Abinahvariant
- Abinavariant
- Abenahvariant
- Abynahvariant
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People named Abena
- Abena BusiaGhanaian writerborn 1953
- Abena AppiahGhanaian-American singer, model, philanthropist, and beauty queenborn 1993
- Abena Osei AsareGhanaian politician and MP for Atiwa Eastborn 1979
- Abena AmoahGhanaian investor and financial advisor
- Abena Osei-PokuGhanaian corporate executiveborn 1971
- Abena TakyiwaGhanaian politicianborn 1958
- Abena Oppong-AsareBritish politicianborn 1983
- Abena DuganGhanaian youth and gender advocate
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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