Abdulahi
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ab-dul-LAA-hee
- Origin
- Arabic
Abdulahi 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 Abdulahi mean?
Arabic: spelling of Abdullahi, itself a form of Abdullah used in Somali and West African families
“servant of God”
Abdullah was the name of the Prophet Muhammad's father.
Meaning borrowed from Abdullahi. More on Wiktionary.
Is Abdulahi a girl's or a boy's name?
Abdulahi is a boys' name.
How popular is Abdulahi in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 27 boys.
Half of all the boys named Abdulahi in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Abdulahi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,207 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,334 |
| 2012 | 12 | #1,956 |
| 2011 | 15 | #1,619 |
| 2010 | 14 | #1,724 |
| 2009 | 26 | #1,086 |
| 2008 | 20 | #1,294 |
| 2007 | 16 | #1,458 |
| 2006 | 19 | #1,207 |
| 2005 | 23 | #1,033 |
| 2004 | 19 | #1,110 |
| 2003 | 27 | #828 |
| 2002 | 12 | #1,312 |
| 2001 | 14 | #1,149 |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 8 | #1,582 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
How popular is Abdulahi in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 33 boys. It first appears in the records in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Abdulahi in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Abdulahi in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,250 |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 10 | #7,582 |
| 2020 | 16 | #5,447 |
| 2019 | 18 | #5,149 |
| 2018 | 16 | #5,536 |
| 2017 | 17 | #5,293 |
| 2016 | 25 | #4,097 |
| 2015 | 25 | #4,078 |
| 2014 | 27 | #3,784 |
| 2013 | 22 | #4,311 |
| 2012 | 33 | #3,294 |
| 2011 | 25 | #3,992 |
| 2010 | 32 | #3,376 |
| 2009 | 20 | #4,746 |
| 2008 | 31 | #3,483 |
| 2007 | 28 | #3,685 |
| 2006 | 19 | #4,671 |
| 2005 | 17 | #4,819 |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,002 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,870 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,081 |
| 2001 | 13 | #5,383 |
| 2000 | 15 | #4,779 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 7 | #7,553 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
Names like Abdulahi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Abdulrahman Ahmed Hamza Abdurrahman Zayd Mustafa Azaan Musa Abdirahman Rafi Zayaan
Names related to Abdulahi
Abdullah Abdullahi Abdoulaye Abdoulie Abdulla Abdulai Abdoul Abdulloh
More Arabic names
Layla Mohammed Lyla Mohammad Zara Aaliyah Amir Amira Fatima Ali Yahya Zayn Aisha Omar Zahra Kairo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Abdulahi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/abdulahi, updated 20 October 2026.