Abdulsalam
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ab-dul-sa-LAAM
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,747 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #9,710 for boys
Abdulsalam is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “servant of the Source of Peace”. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies) and 9,710th for boys in the US (7 babies).
What does Abdulsalam mean?
Arabic: Abd al-Salam
“servant of the Source of Peace”
As-Salam, 'Peace', is one of the 99 names of God in Islam.
Is Abdulsalam a girl's or a boy's name?
Abdulsalam is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK and 7 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Abdulsalam in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,747among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 60,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 100% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Abdulsalam, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 6 boys.
Half of all the boys named Abdulsalam in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.
Abdulsalam in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #3,747 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1 | #5,936 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
How popular is Abdulsalam in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #9,710among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 240,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the US were named Abdulsalam, making it the 9,710th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,497th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 15 boys. It first appears in the records in 2004.
Half of all the boys named Abdulsalam in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Abdulsalam in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #9,710 |
| 2024 | 10 | #7,760 |
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 13 | #6,473 |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,497 |
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 10 | #7,613 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 15 | #5,785 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,348 |
Nicknames for Abdulsalam
- Abdul 299 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Abdulsalam
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad Arham Zayd Zayaan Zayan Musa Huzaifa Azaan Ahmed Mustafa Hamza Ayham
More Arabic names
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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, “Abdulsalam: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/abdulsalam, updated 20 October 2026.