The first name Abdullah
A boy’s name from Arabic meaning “servant”, “god”, “servant of god”.
Pronounced /ˌɑb.dʊlˈɑ/ 3 syllables Male Also a surname
Meaning and origin
Arabic origin
Abdullah means “servant”, “god”, “servant of god” in Arabic.
Borrowed from Arabic عَبْدُ ٱللّٰه (ʕabdu llāh), from عَبْد (ʕabd, “servant”) + الله (allāh, “God”), literally “servant of God”.
More names that mean god.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 327 boys were named Abdullah, making it the 162nd most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2015, with 386 births (#146).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Abdullah with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Abdullah at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 337 boys born in the United States were named Abdullah, the 763rd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2014, when 413 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Abdullah in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Spelled Abdullah in Danish, Finnish, French, Hungarian, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Turkish, Vietnamese and Welsh too.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
- Abdollah
Famous people named Abdullah
87 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Abdullah Gül11th President of Turkey (born 1950)
- Abdullah ÖcalanFounder of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), born 1948
- Abdullah AbdullahAfghan politician, born 1960
- Abdullah of Pahang16th and current Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia & 6th and current Sultan of Pahang, born 1959
- Abdullah ibn MasudCompanion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad (c.594-c.653)
- Khwaja Abdullah Ansari11th-century Sufi scholar and saint, 1006–1089
- Abdullah ibn Muhammad al-UmawiEmir of Córdoba from 888 to 912
- Abdullah ibn al-Mu'tazzAbbasid prince, poet and politician (861–908)
- Abdullah ibn Hudhafah as-SahmiCourier of Muhammad, died 653
- Abdullah bin Saud Al KabeerFourth ruler of the Saudi State (1785-1818)
- Abdullah ibn AliAbbasid governor of Syria (c.712–764)
- Abdullah ibn UnaisCompanion (Sahabah) of Muhammad, died 674
More Arabic boys’ names
Questions
- What does the name Abdullah mean?
- Abdullah means “servant”, “god”, “servant of god” in Arabic.
- What is the origin of the name Abdullah?
- Borrowed from Arabic عَبْدُ ٱللّٰه (ʕabdu llāh), from عَبْد (ʕabd, “servant”) + الله (allāh, “God”), literally “servant of God”.
- How popular is the name Abdullah?
- In 2025, 327 boys born in England and Wales were named Abdullah, ranking 162nd. Its peak was 2015, with 386 births.
- Is Abdullah a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 9,383 US babies named Abdullah since 1880 were boys.
- When was Abdullah most popular?
- 2014 in the United States, when 413 babies were named Abdullah, its highest rank at 636th.
- How do you pronounce Abdullah?
- Abdullah is /ˌɑb.dʊlˈɑ/, 3 syllables.
- What are other spellings of Abdullah?
- Abdollah.
- Is Abdullah also a surname?
- Yes. Abdullah is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.