Abdul-Ahad
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AB-dul-a-HAD
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,964 for boys
Abdul-Ahad is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “servant of the One”. In 2025 it ranked 1,964th for boys in the UK (13 babies).
What does Abdul-Ahad mean?
Arabic
“servant of the One”
Al-Ahad, 'the One', is one of the 99 names of God in Islam.
Is Abdul-Ahad a girl's or a boy's name?
Abdul-Ahad is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Abdul-Ahad in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,964th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13 about 1 in 23,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 13 boys in the UK were named Abdul-Ahad, making it the 1,964th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,733rd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 15 boys.
Half of all the boys named Abdul-Ahad in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,894th in England and Wales.
Abdul-Ahad in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #1,964 |
| 2024 | 15 | #1,745 |
| 2023 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2022 | 14 | #1,789 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,100 |
| 2020 | 14 | #1,733 |
| 2019 | 14 | #1,756 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,088 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,037 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
Names like Abdul-Ahad
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad, Zayd, Ahmed, Mustafa, Musa, Ahad, Zayaan, Amir, Zayan, Huzaifa, Ibrahim, Azaan
Names related to Abdul-Ahad
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza, Kairo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Abdul-Ahad: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/abdul-ahad, updated 20 October 2026.