Asadullah
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- a-sad-ul-LAH
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
Asadullah is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “lion of God”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies).
What does Asadullah mean?
Arabic: Asad Allah
“lion of God”
Asadullah, 'Lion of God', was an honorific of Hamza, the Prophet's uncle, and of Ali ibn Abi Talib.
Is Asadullah a girl's or a boy's name?
Asadullah is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Asadullah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,329th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 300% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Asadullah, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2006, with 6 boys.
2025 had more boys named Asadullah than any year since 2006.
Half of all the boys named Asadullah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Asadullah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
Nicknames for Asadullah
- Asad 32 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Asadullah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Abdullah, Hamza, Ahmed, Muhammad, Abdulrahman, Abdallah, Abdurrahman, Abdul-Ahad, Abdur-Rahman, Abdul-Hadi, Abdulaziz, Abdulmalik
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Kairo
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, “Asadullah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/asadullah, updated 20 October 2026.