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Abdullah

/æˈbdʌlə/ · 100% boys · #763 in the US for boys, 2025

Abdullah has been given to about 9,383 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2014, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation/æˈbdʌlə/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 9,067
Median age today14 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Abdullah per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2014 · 413
  • Born in 2025337
  • All time9,383
  • England & Wales, 2025#162 · 327

How popular is Abdullah?

Abdullah ranks 763rd among American boys in 2025, with 337 born that year. Its best year was 2014, when 413 babies were given the name, ranking 636th. The typical living American called Abdullah is about 14 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.05% of births.

Names that sound like Abdullah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Abdul0.62
  2. Judah0.51
  3. Alijah0.51
  4. Azariah0.49

Middle names for Abdullah

Ranked by flow score
  1. Abdullah John0.83
  2. Abdullah Lee0.83
  3. Abdullah Dean0.82
  4. Abdullah Bryce0.82
  5. Abdullah Ross0.82
  6. Abdullah Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Abdullah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Blazebrother · 0.99
  2. Noorsister · 0.99
  3. Rivkasister · 0.99
  4. Yosefbrother · 0.98
  5. Samirasister · 0.98
  6. Francobrother · 0.98

Where Abdullah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New York0.05%
  2. Michigan0.04%
  3. Illinois0.02%
  4. Maryland0.02%
  5. New Jersey0.02%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Abdullah White0.78
  2. Abdullah Reyes0.78
  3. Abdullah Nguyen0.78
  4. Abdullah Moore0.78
  5. Abdullah Lee0.78
  6. Abdullah Green0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Abdullah

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Abdullah across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.