Abdullah
Arabic Abd Allah, meaning servant of God; it was the name of the Prophet Muhammad's father.
Abdullah in 2025
Abdullah was given to 337 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 1,563rd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 9,838 babies born.
The history of Abdullah
Abdullah reached its highest point in 2014, when 413 babies were given the name, ranking 1,316th that year.
Across the 79 years of records since 1947, 9,383 babies have been named Abdullah. Half of them were born before 2012, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Abdullah by decade
| Decade | Babies named Abdullah | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 13 | 6,596 |
| 1960s | 52 | 5,991 |
| 1970s | 289 | 3,205 |
| 1980s | 518 | 2,788 |
| 1990s | 1,145 | 1,764 |
| 2000s | 2,128 | 1,702 |
| 2010s | 3,420 | 1,316 |
| 2020s | 1,818 | 1,563 |
Where Abdullah is heading
Abdullah has fallen 15% over the past decade, from 395 babies in 2015 to 337 in 2025.
Names like Abdullah
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Abdullah.