Abena is a girl's name of African origin meaning “born on Tuesday.” In 2024 it was given to 12 girls in the United States.
Abena belongs to the African tradition. Its meaning — “born on Tuesday” — is the sense carried by its African roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Abena first appears in Social Security records in 1971. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #3481 in 1973, and in 2024 12 babies received the name — 656 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Abena means “born on Tuesday” in its African roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Abena is a girl name. In 2024, 12 babies received the name in the US.
Abena comes from the African tradition.
Abena first appears in US records in 1971. Its best-ever ranking was #3481 in 1973, and 12 babies were given the name in 2024.
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