Abdulkadir
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ab-dul-KAH-deer
- Origin
- Arabic
Abdulkadir is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “servant of the All-Powerful”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Abdulkadir mean?
Arabic: Turkish and Somali spelling of Abdulqadir
“servant of the All-Powerful”
Recalls Abdul Qadir Gilani, the 12th-century Baghdad scholar who founded the Qadiriyya Sufi order.
Is Abdulkadir a girl's or a boy's name?
Abdulkadir is a boys' name.
How popular is Abdulkadir in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 13 boys.
Half of all the boys named Abdulkadir in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Abdulkadir in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,382 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 11 | #2,013 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 11 | #1,848 |
| 2006 | 13 | #1,558 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 8 | #1,983 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 8 | #1,690 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 7 | #1,652 |
How popular is Abdulkadir in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 2001.
Half of all the boys named Abdulkadir in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Abdulkadir in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 8 | #8,811 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 6 | #10,722 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 8 | #8,760 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 14 | #5,777 |
| 2005 | 13 | #5,869 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 5 | #10,660 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
Names like Abdulkadir
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad, Hamza, Ahmed, Amir, Zayd, Mustafa, Umar, Abdur, Abubakar, Azaan, Abdirahman, Huzaifa
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Kairo, Safa
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, “Abdulkadir: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/abdulkadir, updated 20 October 2026.