Abdul

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Arabic

Meaning

Abdul is the most frequent transliteration of the combination of the Arabic word Abd and the definite prefix al / el. It is the initial component of many compound names, such as عبد الحميد ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd, عبد الله ʿAbd Allāh, and عبد الملك ʿAbd al-Malik.

From Wikipedia

Abdul first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2024 with 84 babies (rank #391 that year). In 2024 it was given to 84 boys (rank #391). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Abdul

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Abdul yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1,699
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
84
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
199116#829
199225#637
199322#704
199427#584
199529#608
199638#508
199750#428
199830#602
199939#485
200048#432
200126#688
200246#458
200351#434
200466#360
200560#403
200641#568
200759#455
200851#521
200968#422
201036#674
201155#494
201261#457
201365#440
201464#466
201560#474
201658#494
201756#505
201863#453
201952#540
202074#410
202160#487
202254#518
202365#449
202484#391