Abdullah
- Pronunciation
- [Ab-du-llah]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Servant Of God
- Origin
- Arabic
About the Name Abdullah
Abdullah is an Arabic name meaning "servant of God," formed from abd ("servant") and Allah ("God"). It is among the most revered names in the Muslim world, valued for its expression of devotion and humility, and it is borne by families across the Arabic-speaking world and far beyond. Recorded spelling variants include Abdalla and Abdulla.
The name is carried by significant figures internationally. Abdullah Ahmad Badawi is a Malaysian politician who served as the fifth Prime Minister of Malaysia from 2003 to 2009. Abdullah Ibrahim is a South African pianist and composer whose blending of Cape jazz, marabi, gospel, and African American jazz traditions made him one of Africa's most distinctive jazz voices. And Abdullah of Saudi Arabia was the sixth king of Saudi Arabia and Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, reigning from 2005 until his death in 2015.
In the United States, Abdullah first entered the Social Security top-1000 in 2000 and reached its best rank of #635 in 2014. Unlike many names of its era, it has remained a steady presence, sitting at #781 in 2024 with 320 births, and across its tracked span it accounts for 7,028 top-1000 births. Its enduring strength reflects the deep significance the name holds for Muslim families in America.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Abdullah
US Popularity History (2000–2025)
Annual US births named Abdullah by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2014 with 413 boys named Abdullah (boy rank #635 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2025, ranked #763 for boys (337 US births). That's 128 places below its 2014 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Abdullah Most Popular?
Average boy-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Abdullah the strongest states are New York, Michigan, Connecticut.
Strongest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | #312 | 542 |
| 2 | Michigan | #383 | 219 |
| 3 | Connecticut | #432 | 17 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | #463 | 39 |
| 5 | Illinois | #487 | 194 |
| 6 | New Jersey | #505 | 113 |
| 7 | Maryland | #518 | 82 |
| 8 | Virginia | #549 | 117 |
| 9 | Pennsylvania | #628 | 131 |
| 10 | Ohio | #639 | 111 |
Weakest boys-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida | #964 | 59 |
| 2 | Arizona | #836 | 18 |
| 3 | North Carolina | #828 | 29 |
| 4 | Missouri | #809 | 22 |
| 5 | Georgia | #809 | 41 |
| 6 | Texas | #799 | 213 |
| 7 | California | #795 | 250 |
| 8 | Washington | #706 | 61 |
| 9 | Minnesota | #658 | 42 |
| 10 | Ohio | #639 | 111 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Abdullah in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
Famous People Named Abdullah
3 notable figures from history and culture who share the name Abdullah.
- Abdullah Ahmad Badawi served as the 5th Prime Minister of Malaysia.
- Abdullah Ibrahim is a South African musician.
- Abdullah of Saudi Arabia was the King of Saudi Arabia from 2005 to 2015 and the third wealthiest head of state in the world.
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Compare Abdullah to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Abdullah against today's most popular boys-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).