Girls' name · since 1974
Abeni
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 403 babies named Abeni, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,441 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 403
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
403 girls have been named Abeni since 1974, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Abeni has 403 recorded births among girls since 1974, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2024.
- #13,441 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 403 born since 1974
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Abeni ranks #13,441 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 403 born since 1974, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,441 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 403
- born since 1974
- 2000s
- peak decade
Abeni's 403 recorded births place it above 81.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Abeni's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Abeni splits its recorded history at 2002: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 24 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Abeni popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2024
- Peak year (2006)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2024.
403 total births across 51 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2006 with 24 births in a single year.
Abeni by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (183 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Abeni's strongest decade.
183 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Abeni births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 22
1970s
22 births
- 1980s 50
1980s
50 births
- 1990s 54
1990s
54 births
- 2000s
2000s
183 births
- 2010s 56
2010s
56 births
- 2020s 38
2020s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 183 births (45% of all-time use).
Abeni decade highlights
- Peak decade 183 births
- Runner-up 56 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Abeni by state
Where Abeni concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 20 | 5.0% |
20 of 403 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- Texas 5.0% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 5.0% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Abeni's data
- Abeni's decade-level peak was the 2000s (183 total births); usage has since declined to 38 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Abenis (20 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Abeni: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~50 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1974–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Abeni draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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