Abdullah

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Abd Allah, also spelled Abdullah, Abdhullah, Abdellah, Abdollah, Abdallah, Abdulla, Abdalla and many others, is an Arabic theophoric name meaning servant of God or "God's follower". It is built from the Arabic words ʻabd and Allāh.

From Wikipedia

Abdullah first appears in the data in 1947 and has been recorded in 64 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2014 with 413 babies (rank #635 that year). In 2024 it was given to 320 boys (rank #781). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Abdullah

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

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
2PersonalityThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

9,045

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

413

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Abdullah

Abdullah Güldiplomat · b. 1950
Abdullah II of Jordanmonarch · b. 1962
Abdullah of Saudi Arabiapolitician · b. 1924
Abdullah I of Jordanmonarch · b. 1882
Abdullah Öcalanactivist · b. 1949

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1947	6	#3,372
1949	7	#3,019
1962	6	#3,642
1964	5	#4,037
1965	7	#3,243
1966	10	#2,628
1967	5	#3,969
1968	12	#2,445
1969	7	#3,595
1970	15	#2,399
1971	12	#2,813
1972	19	#2,079
1973	11	#3,013
1974	27	#1,747
1975	32	#1,594
1976	38	#1,453
1977	43	#1,390
1978	47	#1,326
1979	45	#1,390
1980	49	#1,341
1981	54	#1,246
1982	58	#1,217
1983	61	#1,152
1984	44	#1,444
1985	45	#1,485
1986	55	#1,320
1987	46	#1,535
1988	46	#1,576
1989	60	#1,411
1990	73	#1,294
1991	79	#1,254
1992	73	#1,321
1993	104	#1,097
1994	97	#1,153
1995	97	#1,172
1996	131	#969
1997	125	#1,016
1998	162	#895
1999	204	#777
2000	182	#869
2001	216	#782
2002	230	#753
2003	190	#888
2004	192	#899
2005	206	#884
2006	219	#893
2007	224	#895
2008	210	#954
2009	259	#834
2010	225	#904
2011	294	#763
2012	305	#748
2013	372	#652
2014	413	#635
2015	395	#653
2016	406	#650
2017	332	#722
2018	351	#690
2019	327	#738
2020	286	#811
2021	225	#983
2022	319	#789
2023	330	#773
2024	320	#781