Baby Name Popularity Profile
Abdullah
Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Abdullah.
National Rank (2025)
#763
All-Time Peak Rank
#636
Achieved 2014
Total U.S. Births
9,383
since 1880
Unisex Distribution
100.0% Boy / 0.0% Girl
Male Archetype
First Recorded
1947
Data through: 2025
Peak Decade
2010s
413 births in 2014
π‘ The Abdullah Vibe: Considered a Modern Trend. A contemporary choice reflecting current cultural naming rhythms and popularity brackets.
π Meaning & Etymology
Primary Meaning
Servant of God
Language Origin
Arabic
Origin Type
single
Derived from Arabic 'abd' meaning 'servant' and 'Allah' meaning 'God'.
Common Nicknames
Abby
Dullah
Alternative Spellings
Abdallah
Abdulla
Pronunciation:
ab-DOO-lah
Etymology confidence:
High
π Popularity Over Time (1880 β 2025)
Annual registration volume (number of births) for Abdullah across 146 years of SSA data.
Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020β2025)
+17.8%
10-Year Trend (2015β2025)
-14.7%
2015
2020
2025
π Popularity Milestones
Busiest Year on Record
413
births in 2014
Years in Top 100
0 yrs
Years in Top 500
0 yrs
Longest Streak
62 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 13
1950s: 0
1960s: 52
1970s: 289
1980s: 518
1990s: 1,145
2000s: 2,128
2010s: 3,420
2020s: 1,818
π Sound & Spelling Structure
Phonetic Syllables
Ab-dull-ah
Letter Count
8 letters
Spelling Complexity
Complex
Length Percentile
Longer than 79% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 79.0% of SSA names. Starts with A, a letter used by only 10.8% of SSA names.
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π Authentic State & Regional Rankings
Highest Ranking State
New York
Top States
New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland, Michigan
States with Data
32
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