Abdullahi
Boy · ab-dul-LAA-hee · Arabic
Abdullahi is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “servant of God”. In 2025 it ranked 1,859th for boys in the UK (14 babies) and 2,990th for boys in the US (41 babies).
What does Abdullahi mean?
Arabic: form of Abdullah used in Somali and West African families
“servant of God”
Abdullah was the name of the Prophet Muhammad's father.
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- ab-dul-LAA-hee
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Is Abdullahi a girl's or a boy's name?
Abdullahi is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 14 boys in the UK and 41 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Abdullahi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,859among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 21,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 42% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the UK were named Abdullahi, making it the 1,859th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,033rd. Its busiest year was 2006, with 70 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Abdullahi than any year since 1998.
Half of all the boys named Abdullahi in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,795th in England and Wales.
Abdullahi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #1,859 |
| 2024 | 19 | #1,470 |
| 2023 | 18 | #1,507 |
| 2022 | 23 | #1,270 |
| 2021 | 23 | #1,265 |
| 2020 | 30 | #1,033 |
| 2019 | 30 | #1,037 |
| 2018 | 28 | #1,098 |
| 2017 | 40 | #879 |
| 2016 | 38 | #902 |
| 2015 | 36 | #924 |
| 2014 | 35 | #925 |
| 2013 | 48 | #746 |
| 2012 | 51 | #718 |
| 2011 | 57 | #660 |
| 2010 | 47 | #727 |
| 2009 | 57 | #629 |
| 2008 | 46 | #724 |
| 2007 | 56 | #606 |
| 2006 | 70 | #498 |
| 2005 | 44 | #658 |
| 2004 | 50 | #565 |
| 2003 | 47 | #556 |
| 2002 | 38 | #598 |
| 2001 | 26 | #748 |
| 2000 | 23 | #812 |
| 1999 | 21 | #836 |
| 1998 | 11 | #1,259 |
| 1997 | 21 | #811 |
| 1996 | 18 | #852 |
How popular is Abdullahi in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,990among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 41about 1 in 42,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 34% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 41 boys in the US were named Abdullahi, making it the 2,990th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,094th. Its busiest year was 2013, with 113 boys. It first appears in the records in 1993.
2025 had fewer boys named Abdullahi than any year since 2003.
Half of all the boys named Abdullahi in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Abdullahi in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41 | #2,990 |
| 2024 | 57 | #2,418 |
| 2023 | 51 | #2,574 |
| 2022 | 65 | #2,216 |
| 2021 | 58 | #2,348 |
| 2020 | 67 | #2,094 |
| 2019 | 75 | #1,953 |
| 2018 | 85 | #1,792 |
| 2017 | 86 | #1,780 |
| 2016 | 98 | #1,628 |
| 2015 | 83 | #1,804 |
| 2014 | 103 | #1,551 |
| 2013 | 113 | #1,459 |
| 2012 | 92 | #1,667 |
| 2011 | 87 | #1,703 |
| 2010 | 81 | #1,805 |
| 2009 | 81 | #1,824 |
| 2008 | 54 | #2,373 |
| 2007 | 60 | #2,213 |
| 2006 | 59 | #2,175 |
| 2005 | 58 | #2,110 |
| 2004 | 44 | #2,485 |
| 2003 | 35 | #2,776 |
| 2002 | 43 | #2,368 |
| 2001 | 42 | #2,342 |
| 2000 | 34 | #2,669 |
| 1999 | 25 | #3,178 |
| 1998 | 27 | #2,923 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,663 |
| 1996 | 14 | #4,390 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
Names like Abdullahi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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