Abdus
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- AB-dus
- Origin
- Arabic
Abdus is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “servant of the”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Abdus mean?
Arabic: short form of names such as Abdus Samad or Abdus Salam
“servant of the”
Shortened from names such as Abdus Samad or Abdus Salam, in which Abdus means 'servant of the'.
Is Abdus a girl's or a boy's name?
Abdus is a boys' name.
How popular is Abdus in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Abdus in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Abdus in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 8 | #2,541 |
| 2012 | 7 | #2,849 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,503 |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 7 | #1,678 |
Names like Abdus
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Saif, Hamza, Azeem, Hassan, Ahmed, Fahad, Hammad, Asad, Habib, Umair, Haseeb, Aamir
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, “Abdus: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/abdus, updated 20 October 2026.