Given name & surname
Abeni
“a girl child who was prayed for”
Abeni is used as a given name and a surname. One African interpretation is “a girl child who was prayed for.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “a girl child who was prayed for.”
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 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Abeni through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 403
- 0 boys · 403 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 24 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 10 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 24 in 2006. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 391 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.
Abeni’s family of names
Abeni has a related form in Abenea. Abeni has a related form in Abeneah. Abeni has a related form in Abenee.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
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>99% girls