Abdel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AB-del
- Origin
- Arabic
- US rank, 2025
- #6,140 for boys
Abdel is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “servant of”. In 2025 it ranked 6,140th for boys in the US (14 babies).
What does Abdel mean?
Arabic: French and Egyptian spelling of Abd al-
“servant of”
The first part of names like Abdel Karim, 'servant of the Generous', one of the names of God.
Is Abdel a girl's or a boy's name?
Abdel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Abdel in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 15 boys.
Half of all the boys named Abdel in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Abdel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,141 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 10 | #1,845 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 15 | #1,301 |
| 2003 | 8 | #1,880 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 7 | #1,833 |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Abdel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 6,140th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14 about 1 in 120,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 50% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the US were named Abdel, making it the 6,140th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,073rd. Its busiest year was 2017, with 44 boys. It first appears in the records in 1965.
2025 had fewer boys named Abdel than any year since 2014.
Half of all the boys named Abdel in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 98 boys in the US were given Abdel or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,502, up from #6,140 for this spelling alone.
- Abdul 84
- Abdel 14
Abdel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #6,140 |
| 2024 | 24 | #4,318 |
| 2023 | 21 | #4,738 |
| 2022 | 27 | #3,992 |
| 2021 | 40 | #3,020 |
| 2020 | 37 | #3,073 |
| 2019 | 38 | #3,100 |
| 2018 | 43 | #2,795 |
| 2017 | 44 | #2,754 |
| 2016 | 19 | #4,941 |
| 2015 | 17 | #5,285 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 19 | #4,801 |
| 2012 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2011 | 20 | #4,657 |
| 2010 | 20 | #4,676 |
| 2009 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2008 | 26 | #3,918 |
| 2007 | 20 | #4,638 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 19 | #4,459 |
| 2004 | 14 | #5,487 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,551 |
| 2002 | 19 | #4,182 |
| 2001 | 18 | #4,296 |
| 2000 | 21 | #3,758 |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,311 |
| 1998 | 16 | #4,193 |
| 1997 | 17 | #3,872 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,400 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,353 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,556 |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,223 |
| 1990 | 18 | #3,303 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 16 | #3,198 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,848 |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,311 |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,904 |
| 1982 | 10 | #3,964 |
| 1981 | 7 | #4,959 |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,493 |
| 1979 | 11 | #3,567 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,056 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,121 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,905 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 8 | #3,106 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #3,946 |
| 1965 | 5 | #3,928 |
Names like Abdel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ahmed, Muhammad, Abdullah, Hamza, Musa, Umar, Mustafa, Amir, Zayd, Azaan, Zayaan, Zayan
Other spellings of Abdel
Names related to Abdel
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Kairo, Safa
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Abdel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/abdel, updated 20 October 2026.