Abeni comes from the African / WesternAfrican / Yoruba tradition, meaning We prayed for her and she arrived.
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How popular is Abeni?
2006peak year
The name Abeni reached its peak in 2006, with 24 registrations (ranked #5548). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1974, roughly 32 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #11682) today, averaging about 9 new babies per year. Abeni has been trending upward in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 403 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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