Abdulah
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ab-DUL-la
- Origin
- Arabic
Abdulah is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “servant of God”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Abdulah mean?
Arabic: spelling of Abdullah
“servant of God”
Abdullah was the name of the Prophet Muhammad's father.
Meaning borrowed from Abdullah. More on Wiktionary.
Is Abdulah a girl's or a boy's name?
Abdulah is a boys' name.
How popular is Abdulah in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 6 boys.
Abdulah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | #6,179 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 1 | #4,616 |
| 2002 | 1 | #4,262 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
Names like Abdulah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Abdallah, Saif, Azeem, Fahad, Abdirahman, Saifullah, Asad, Abdul-Ahad, Zohaib, Haseeb, Habib, Aamir
Names related to Abdulah
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
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, “Abdulah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/abdulah, updated 20 October 2026.