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Abdul-Samad

Gender
Boy
Say it
AB-dul-SAH-mad
Origin
Arabic
UK rank, 2025
#5,065 for boys

Abdul-Samad is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “servant of the + eternal; the everlasting refuge”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).

What does Abdul-Samad mean?

Arabic: Abdul + Samad

“servant of the + eternal; the everlasting refuge”

Joins Abdul (Arabic, “servant of the”) and Samad (Arabic, “eternal; the everlasting refuge”).

Meanings borrowed from Abdul and Samad.

Is Abdul-Samad a girl's or a boy's name?

Abdul-Samad is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Abdul-Samad in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#5,065among boys
Babies in 2025
3about 1 in 100,000 boys
Five-year trend
Rising fastup 333% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Abdul-Samad, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2013, with 4 boys.

Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.

1998Busiest: 4 in 20132025
Abdul-Samad in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
20253#5,065
20243#5,198
20234#4,335
20220–
20211#6,364
20200–
20190–
20180–
20170–
20160–
20153#4,955
20140–
20134#4,008
20120–
20111#6,218
20101#6,148
20090–
20080–
20070–
20060–
20050–
20040–
20030–
20020–
20010–
20000–
19990–
19983#3,021

Names like Abdul-Samad

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

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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-Samad: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/abdul-samad, updated 20 October 2026.