The first name Abdullahi
A boy’s name.
4 syllables Male Also a surname
Meaning and origin
A male given name.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 14 boys were named Abdullahi, making it the 1,798th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2006, with 69 births (#462).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Abdullahi with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Abdullahi at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 41 boys born in the United States were named Abdullahi, the 2,992nd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2013, when 113 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.
Famous people named Abdullahi
2 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Abdullahi Yusuf AhmedFormer president of Puntland and President of Somalia (dead 2012)
- Abdullahi IbrahimFormer Nigerian Minister of Justice, 1939–2021
Questions
- How popular is the name Abdullahi?
- In 2025, 14 boys born in England and Wales were named Abdullahi, ranking 1,798th. Its peak was 2006, with 69 births.
- Is Abdullahi a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 1,843 US babies named Abdullahi since 1880 were boys.
- When was Abdullahi most popular?
- 2013 in the United States, when 113 babies were named Abdullahi, its highest rank at 1,459th.
- Is Abdullahi also a surname?
- Yes. Abdullahi is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.