Abdou
Boy · AB-doo · Arabic
Abdou is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “servant (of God)”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 7,190th for boys in the US (11 babies).
What does Abdou mean?
Arabic: West African short form of Abdul names
“servant (of God)”
Common in Senegal and the Gambia, where it shortens names such as Abdoulaye, a local form of Abdullah.
- Say it
- AB-doo
Is Abdou a girl's or a boy's name?
Abdou is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 11 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Abdou in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 50% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Abdou, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2010, with 6 boys.
2025 had more boys named Abdou than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Abdou in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Abdou in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
How popular is Abdou in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,190among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 160,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 47% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the US were named Abdou, making it the 7,190th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,029th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 19 boys. It first appears in the records in 1991.
Half of all the boys named Abdou in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Abdou in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #7,190 |
| 2024 | 19 | #5,063 |
| 2023 | 14 | #6,215 |
| 2022 | 10 | #7,762 |
| 2021 | 11 | #7,084 |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,029 |
| 2019 | 12 | #6,772 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,344 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,598 |
| 2012 | 16 | #5,476 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,002 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 9 | #8,305 |
| 2008 | 15 | #5,762 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,090 |
| 2005 | 11 | #6,628 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 11 | #5,913 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
Names like Abdou
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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