Abidah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AH-bee-dah
- Origin
- Arabic
Abidah is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “worshipper of God”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Abidah mean?
Arabic: spelling of Abida; feminine of Abid
“worshipper of God”
Feminine of Abid, from the Arabic for one who worships God.
Meaning borrowed from Abida.
Is Abidah a girl's or a boy's name?
Abidah is a girls' name.
How popular is Abidah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 9 girls.
Half of all the girls named Abidah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Abidah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 1 | #7,491 |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,904 |
| 2018 | 3 | #5,896 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,790 |
| 2006 | 9 | #2,451 |
| 2005 | 9 | #2,360 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,957 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,877 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,691 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
Names like Abidah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aaliyah, Aakifah, Aaminah, Sumayyah, Azeemah, Umaymah, Farah, Umamah, Hibah, Aafiyah, Ruqayyah, Afrah
Names related to Abidah
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza
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, “Abidah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/abidah, updated 20 October 2026.