Abdallah
Boy · ab-DAL-la · Arabic
Abdallah is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “servant of God”. In 2025 it ranked 1,220th for boys in the UK (25 babies) and 2,258th for boys in the US (62 babies).
What does Abdallah mean?
Arabic: spelling of Abdullah
“servant of God”
Abdullah, also spelled Abdallah, was the name of the Prophet Muhammad's father.
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Is Abdallah a girl's or a boy's name?
Abdallah is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 25 boys in the UK and 62 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Abdallah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,220among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 25about 1 in 12,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 25 boys in the UK were named Abdallah, making it the 1,220th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,356th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 38 boys.
2025 had more boys named Abdallah than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Abdallah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 30 boys in the UK were given Abdallah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #951, up from #1,220 for this spelling alone.
- Abdallah 25
- Abdalla 5
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,153rd in England and Wales.
Abdallah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #1,220 |
| 2024 | 17 | #1,585 |
| 2023 | 15 | #1,715 |
| 2022 | 22 | #1,312 |
| 2021 | 14 | #1,791 |
| 2020 | 20 | #1,356 |
| 2019 | 32 | #994 |
| 2018 | 21 | #1,327 |
| 2017 | 23 | #1,253 |
| 2016 | 18 | #1,512 |
| 2015 | 38 | #891 |
| 2014 | 23 | #1,226 |
| 2013 | 21 | #1,290 |
| 2012 | 20 | #1,342 |
| 2011 | 19 | #1,385 |
| 2010 | 34 | #927 |
| 2009 | 23 | #1,180 |
| 2008 | 20 | #1,294 |
| 2007 | 25 | #1,065 |
| 2006 | 22 | #1,096 |
| 2005 | 16 | #1,326 |
| 2004 | 20 | #1,071 |
| 2003 | 16 | #1,163 |
| 2002 | 14 | #1,193 |
| 2001 | 14 | #1,149 |
| 2000 | 10 | #1,405 |
| 1999 | 12 | #1,188 |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 7 | #1,652 |
How popular is Abdallah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,258among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 62about 1 in 28,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 62 boys in the US were named Abdallah, making it the 2,258th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,727th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 71 boys. It first appears in the records in 1976.
2025 had more boys named Abdallah than any year since 2018.
Half of all the boys named Abdallah in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 71 boys in the US were given Abdallah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,804, up from #2,258 for this spelling alone.
- Abdallah 62
- Abdalla 9
Abdallah in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 62 | #2,258 |
| 2024 | 46 | #2,789 |
| 2023 | 43 | #2,894 |
| 2022 | 44 | #2,871 |
| 2021 | 37 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 45 | #2,727 |
| 2019 | 59 | #2,309 |
| 2018 | 71 | #2,028 |
| 2017 | 55 | #2,344 |
| 2016 | 60 | #2,228 |
| 2015 | 56 | #2,327 |
| 2014 | 52 | #2,427 |
| 2013 | 48 | #2,526 |
| 2012 | 44 | #2,715 |
| 2011 | 52 | #2,402 |
| 2010 | 50 | #2,466 |
| 2009 | 39 | #2,990 |
| 2008 | 40 | #2,945 |
| 2007 | 52 | #2,442 |
| 2006 | 57 | #2,220 |
| 2005 | 40 | #2,697 |
| 2004 | 45 | #2,448 |
| 2003 | 53 | #2,098 |
| 2002 | 39 | #2,500 |
| 2001 | 43 | #2,302 |
| 2000 | 42 | #2,294 |
| 1999 | 37 | #2,395 |
| 1998 | 39 | #2,271 |
| 1997 | 33 | #2,445 |
| 1996 | 32 | #2,436 |
| 1995 | 30 | #2,495 |
| 1994 | 19 | #3,463 |
| 1993 | 19 | #3,362 |
| 1992 | 22 | #2,993 |
| 1991 | 15 | #3,806 |
| 1990 | 18 | #3,303 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,700 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,233 |
| 1986 | 16 | #3,002 |
| 1985 | 12 | #3,596 |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 12 | #3,481 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,507 |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,552 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
Names like Abdallah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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