Abdifatah
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ab-di-FAH-tah
- Origin
- Arabic
Abdifatah is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “servant of the Opener”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Abdifatah mean?
Arabic: Somali form of Arabic Abd al-Fattah
“servant of the Opener”
Al-Fattah, 'the Opener', is one of the 99 names of God in Islam.
Is Abdifatah a girl's or a boy's name?
Abdifatah is a boys' name.
How popular is Abdifatah in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 7 boys.
Half of all the boys named Abdifatah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Abdifatah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,292 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 7 | #1,900 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Abdifatah in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 20 boys. It first appears in the records in 1998.
Half of all the boys named Abdifatah in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Abdifatah in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | #8,307 |
| 2023 | 5 | #12,232 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 10 | #7,582 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 10 | #7,638 |
| 2018 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2017 | 17 | #5,293 |
| 2016 | 20 | #4,775 |
| 2015 | 16 | #5,503 |
| 2014 | 16 | #5,481 |
| 2013 | 13 | #6,236 |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 14 | #5,939 |
| 2010 | 18 | #5,044 |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,798 |
| 2008 | 13 | #6,388 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,586 |
| 2006 | 14 | #5,777 |
| 2005 | 12 | #6,220 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 11 | #6,006 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,623 |
Names like Abdifatah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Abdullah, Muhammad, Hamza, Abdulrahman, Ahmed, Abdurrahman, Zayd, Abdallah, Mustafa, Azaan, Huzaifa, Zayaan
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Kairo
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, “Abdifatah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/abdifatah, updated 20 October 2026.