Abdul
Boy · AB-dul · Arabic
Abdul is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “servant of the”. In 2025 it ranked 190th for boys in the UK (299 babies) and 1,867th for boys in the US (84 babies).
What does Abdul mean?
Arabic
“servant of the”
In Arabic it begins compound names such as Abdul-Rahman, completed by one of the names of God.
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- AB-dul
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Is Abdul a girl's or a boy's name?
Abdul is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 299 boys in the UK and 84 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Abdul in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #190among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 299about 1 in 1,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.4%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 299 boys in the UK were named Abdul, making it the 190th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 228th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 355 boys.
Half of all the boys named Abdul in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 177th in England and Wales and 441st in Scotland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1934 (#78), 1954 (#74), 1974 (#86) and 1984 (#96).
Abdul in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 299 | #190 |
| 2024 | 350 | #165 |
| 2023 | 278 | #200 |
| 2022 | 242 | #227 |
| 2021 | 221 | #253 |
| 2020 | 247 | #228 |
| 2019 | 264 | #220 |
| 2018 | 289 | #207 |
| 2017 | 262 | #233 |
| 2016 | 277 | #223 |
| 2015 | 306 | #209 |
| 2014 | 325 | #201 |
| 2013 | 315 | #202 |
| 2012 | 327 | #200 |
| 2011 | 293 | #206 |
| 2010 | 355 | #175 |
| 2009 | 329 | #187 |
| 2008 | 315 | #184 |
| 2007 | 312 | #184 |
| 2006 | 328 | #170 |
| 2005 | 292 | #176 |
| 2004 | 293 | #166 |
| 2003 | 323 | #156 |
| 2002 | 269 | #159 |
| 2001 | 235 | #171 |
| 2000 | 233 | #171 |
| 1999 | 235 | #166 |
| 1998 | 242 | #165 |
| 1997 | 246 | #159 |
| 1996 | 208 | #181 |
How popular is Abdul in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,867among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 84about 1 in 20,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 84 boys in the US were named Abdul, making it the 1,867th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,512th. Its busiest year was 1975, with 157 boys. It first appears in the records in 1930.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Abdul than any year since 1988.
Half of all the boys named Abdul in the US since 1880 were born between 1982 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 98 boys in the US were given Abdul or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,502, up from #1,867 for this spelling alone.
- Abdul 84
- Abdel 14
Abdul in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 84 | #1,867 |
| 2024 | 89 | #1,820 |
| 2023 | 94 | #1,744 |
| 2022 | 105 | #1,642 |
| 2021 | 88 | #1,789 |
| 2020 | 111 | #1,512 |
| 2019 | 108 | #1,548 |
| 2018 | 120 | #1,453 |
| 2017 | 132 | #1,348 |
| 2016 | 127 | #1,386 |
| 2015 | 122 | #1,406 |
| 2014 | 104 | #1,536 |
| 2013 | 114 | #1,444 |
| 2012 | 116 | #1,428 |
| 2011 | 114 | #1,440 |
| 2010 | 102 | #1,558 |
| 2009 | 127 | #1,353 |
| 2008 | 126 | #1,355 |
| 2007 | 124 | #1,350 |
| 2006 | 122 | #1,339 |
| 2005 | 123 | #1,265 |
| 2004 | 112 | #1,314 |
| 2003 | 153 | #1,028 |
| 2002 | 145 | #1,051 |
| 2001 | 137 | #1,052 |
| 2000 | 135 | #1,059 |
| 1999 | 140 | #1,000 |
| 1998 | 142 | #968 |
| 1997 | 153 | #898 |
| 1996 | 136 | #947 |
| 1995 | 126 | #984 |
| 1994 | 125 | #990 |
| 1993 | 107 | #1,076 |
| 1992 | 122 | #976 |
| 1991 | 127 | #935 |
| 1990 | 121 | #933 |
| 1989 | 93 | #1,090 |
| 1988 | 67 | #1,246 |
| 1987 | 64 | #1,200 |
| 1986 | 61 | #1,226 |
| 1985 | 60 | #1,227 |
| 1984 | 79 | #999 |
| 1983 | 103 | #862 |
| 1982 | 91 | #941 |
| 1981 | 95 | #920 |
| 1980 | 104 | #871 |
| 1979 | 128 | #765 |
| 1978 | 106 | #831 |
| 1977 | 147 | #701 |
| 1976 | 157 | #652 |
| 1975 | 157 | #657 |
| 1974 | 81 | #898 |
| 1973 | 86 | #852 |
| 1972 | 98 | #808 |
| 1971 | 49 | #1,165 |
| 1970 | 43 | #1,260 |
| 1969 | 32 | #1,414 |
| 1968 | 27 | #1,505 |
| 1967 | 20 | #1,757 |
| 1966 | 11 | #2,464 |
| 1965 | 21 | #1,719 |
| 1964 | 9 | #2,853 |
| 1963 | 11 | #2,538 |
| 1962 | 11 | #2,502 |
| 1961 | 10 | #2,704 |
| 1960 | 11 | #2,533 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 6 | #3,557 |
| 1957 | 7 | #3,255 |
| 1956 | 5 | #3,940 |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 9 | #2,742 |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 11 | #2,366 |
| 1950 | 8 | #2,769 |
| 1949 | 12 | #2,224 |
| 1948 | 12 | #2,217 |
| 1947 | 15 | #1,987 |
| 1946 | 6 | #3,171 |
| 1945 | 10 | #2,241 |
| 1944 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 1943 | 6 | #3,229 |
| 1942 | 9 | #2,522 |
| 1941 | 9 | #2,491 |
| 1940 | 6 | #3,130 |
| 1939 | 7 | #2,829 |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,516 |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 7 | #2,951 |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 7 | #3,287 |
Names like Abdul
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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