Abdul

Abdul: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“servant of”
Origin
Arabic
Say it
ab-DOOL · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

From Arabic ʿabd al-, meaning 'servant of,' used as the first element in many traditional Muslim compound names such as Abdul Rahman. As a standalone given name, it reflects that shortened usage.

How popular is Abdul?

202427.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Abdul in 202489

2024 rank#1,817 boys

Peak year1975

Total US babies since 18806,444

Abdul has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Abdul

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Amircommander, prince · Arabic
  • Muhammadpraised · Arabic
  • Zaynbeauty, grace · Arabic
  • Omarflourishing, long-lived · Arabic
  • Cairovictorious · Arabic
  • Ibrahimfather of multitudes · Arabic
  • Khalilfriend, beloved · Arabic
  • Malikking · Arabic

Abdul questions

What does the name Abdul mean?

Abdul means "servant of". It comes from Arabic. From Arabic ʿabd al-, meaning 'servant of,' used as the first element in many traditional Muslim compound names such as Abdul Rahman. As a standalone given name, it reflects that shortened usage.

Is Abdul a boy or girl name?

Abdul is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Abdul?

89 US babies were named Abdul in 2024. Its peak year was 1975.

How do you pronounce Abdul?

Abdul is usually pronounced ab-DOOL.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.