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Abdullah

Abdullah: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“servant of God”
Origin
Arabic
Say it
ab-DOOL-lah · 3 syllables
Used for
Boys

From Arabic Abd Allah. It is a major traditional Muslim name borne by the Prophet Muhammad's father and many rulers.

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How popular is Abdullah?

202496.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
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 Abdullah in 2024320

2024 rank#783 boys

Peak year2014

Total US babies since 18809,045

Abdullah has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Abdullah

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

Abdullah questions

What does the name Abdullah mean?

Abdullah means "servant of God". It comes from Arabic. From Arabic Abd Allah. It is a major traditional Muslim name borne by the Prophet Muhammad's father and many rulers.

Is Abdullah a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Abdullah?

320 US babies were named Abdullah in 2024. Its peak year was 2014.

How do you pronounce Abdullah?

Abdullah is usually pronounced ab-DOOL-lah.

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.