Abena first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1971. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2006, 25 babies received the name (ranked #5382). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #9247), with roughly 12 babies named Abena each year. Abena's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 656 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.