Abelino vs Abena
American parents have registered 873 Abelinos since 1880, against 672 Abenas. But in 2025 it was Abena that was commoner, 15 babies to fewer than five.
Babies given each name, 1880–2025
Abelino Abena
Each line is every baby given the name that year, girls and boys added together — the only count that means the same thing for both names. A line breaks where the name fell below five babies in a year — the point at which the SSA stops publishing it — rather than being drawn through a figure nobody published. A single published year in a gap shows as a dot.
Who was ahead
Of the 109 years in which either name was published, Abelino for 62 years and Abena for 47 years. The lead changed hands 17 times.
12 shorter spells of a year or two are folded into the spans above rather than listed separately.
Side by side
| Abelino | Abena | |
|---|---|---|
| Total US births | 873 | 672 |
| Most in one year | 18 | 25 |
| Babies in 2025 | under 5 | 15 |
| Estimated living today | 570 | 660 |
| Median age today | 36 | 22 |
| Peak year | 1928 | 2006 |
| Best rank | 1,822nd boys | 5,383rd girls |
| Rank in 2025 | unranked | 7,133rd |
| First recorded | 1915 | 1971 |
| Girls / boys | 0 / 873 | 672 / 0 |
A rank is a position within one sex’s list for one year, so the two rank rows are not subtracted from one another and the winning column is not marked on them. The living figure is a life-table estimate, not a count.
Which name is older
Half of the Abelinos alive today are over 36; half the Abenas are over 22. That is 14 years between them: two names in use at the same time, worn by two different generations.
Where each one is strongest
- Abelino Texas (9.7×), California (2.1×)
- Abena New York (11.2×)
How much commoner the name is in that state than it is nationally, from births recorded since 1910.
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Social Security Administration birth records, 1880–2025, public domain. Full histories: Abelino and Abena.