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The baby name Abdallah is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /æbˈdɑːlə/ (ab-DAH-lah).

Abdallah is Arabic in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 3.0
Origin: Arabic
Pronunciation: /æbˈdɑːlə/ (ab-DAH-lah)

What is the meaning of the name Abdallah ?

The baby name Abdallah is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /æbˈdɑːlə/ (ab-DAH-lah).

Abdallah is Arabic in Origin.

Abdallah is an Arabic theophoric male name formed from 'Abd Allah, literally "servant of God," combining 'abd "servant" with Allah "God." It expresses humility and devotion, and in Arabic is used by Muslims and, historically, by some Arabic-speaking Christians as well.

Attested since pre-Islamic Arabia, it became prominent through early Islamic figures - the Prophet Muhammad's father Abd Allah, and companions such as Ibn Abbas and Ibn Umar - and remained common across the Arab world, the Persianate sphere, and Africa. Transliterations and regional forms include Abdullah (general/English, Turkish, Malay-Indonesian), Abdallah/Abdalla (Levant, Swahili), Abdellah (Maghrebi French), Abdulah (Bosnian), Abdulla (Central/South Asia, Russian areas), Abdollah (Persian), Abdullahi (Hausa), and Cabdalla (Somali orthography). Short forms like Abdu or Abdou appear in informal use. The name also occurs as a hereditary surname in many communities.

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Abdallah – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Boys 2018 #1 — 744
LY Boys 0 #1 1 3
DJ 0 #10 8 322
DJ Boys 0 #17 24 657
JO Boys 0 #18 5,192 7,057
JO 0 #21 201 2,158
SD Boys 0 #22 3,167 10,523
BF Boys 0 #26 1 439
EG Boys 0 #26 49,537 15,035
ET Boys 0 #27 1 678
SD 0 #35 77 2,130
BI Boys 0 #40 5 917
MT 0 #42 2 1,767
PS Boys 0 #49 1,901 10,655
LY 0 #52 1,687 12,703
CM 0 #54 3 2,592
YE 0 #57 914 8,639
EG 0 #62 1,471 6,387
SA 0 #67 321 10,560
LB 0 #71 2,227 13,263
QA 0 #76 25 7,011
KW 0 #82 35 5,216
OM 0 #90 27 6,215
IQ 0 #100 30 3,533
TN 0 #104 5,872 13,765
PH 0 #110 1 5,607
HU 0 #114 2 1,675
IQ Boys 0 #116 1,860 13,071
AE 0 #119 59 10,220
CY Boys 0 #127 5 3,473
PS 0 #129 91 5,692
IL Boys 0 #130 1,213 10,983
Norway Boys 2014 #132 8 461
SY 0 #132 2,026 11,684
Switzerland Boys 2024 #135 3 1,769
DZ 0 #135 6,260 20,130
GR 0 #135 1 3,911
MU 0 #137 1 3,613
PA 0 #138 1 3,797
KW Boys 0 #146 1,259 18,755
MT Girls 0 #153 1 3,773
BW Boys 0 #154 1 4,685
MA 0 #169 8,534 20,986
MT Boys 0 #171 9 4,064
GH Boys 0 #172 232 8,138
HU Boys 0 #174 1 3,954
Sweden Boys 2022 #178 5 1,509
HR 0 #181 1 2,081
RU 0 #193 2 3,641
DK 0 #203 4 5,198
GH 0 #208 36 5,396
SA Boys 0 #209 6,271 28,008
LU Boys 0 #217 4 4,970
BG Boys 0 #219 2 3,850
IL 0 #230 45 6,291
IR 0 #231 1 4,221
NG 0 #235 30 5,926
BD 0 #240 2 5,992
AO Boys 0 #243 7 5,568
France Boys 2021 #250 147 2,865
DK Boys 0 #251 75 7,401
NA Boys 0 #253 1 6,830
GR Boys 0 #257 11 6,912
HR Boys 0 #259 1 3,997
AF Boys 0 #272 3 3,535
GH Girls 0 #275 50 6,973
JO Girls 0 #283 43 7,570
Canada Boys 2024 #292 15 2,588
QA Boys 0 #292 506 18,093
KZ Boys 0 #296 1 6,578
CN Boys 0 #297 23 9,639
CZ Boys 0 #302 4 6,530
JP Boys 0 #302 2 7,909
SD Girls 0 #304 42 7,678
MU Boys 0 #325 33 8,477
DK Girls 0 #329 1 7,429
PL Boys 0 #334 7 6,459
QA Girls 0 #338 6 15,378
NG Boys 0 #344 1,255 16,906
MY 0 #354 1 12,352
BR 0 #360 1 5,969
PT Boys 0 #380 2 7,951
OM Girls 0 #384 13 15,987
EG Girls 0 #396 906 14,742
Finland Boys 0 #401 27 2,041
PH Boys 0 #405 4 11,440
BO 0 #408 1 6,868
CM Boys 0 #412 143 12,054
Austria Boys 0 #420 23 2,180
AE Boys 0 #449 903 22,615
IQ Girls 0 #460 45 11,303
OM Boys 0 #461 506 17,948
BH 0 #472 82 17,937
ZA 0 #473 2 14,421
KW Girls 0 #483 33 19,177
RU Boys 0 #487 19 12,621
PA Boys 0 #502 4 9,305
PS Girls 0 #502 22 10,981
CR Boys 0 #505 6 10,188
IR Boys 0 #534 19 10,162
AE Girls 0 #543 11 20,968
CM Girls 0 #556 5 11,671
HK Boys 0 #556 2 12,905
BD Boys 0 #600 6 10,045
IL Girls 0 #601 17 11,648
BO Boys 0 #621 2 9,244
Finland Boys 2026 #639 44 3,552
HK Girls 0 #650 1 16,104
IT 0 #681 34 4,183
CL Boys 0 #699 2 13,390
SG Boys 0 #737 3 17,960
NG Girls 0 #744 43 15,093
SA Girls 0 #762 174 25,931
Germany Boys 0 #770 183 5,697
BR Boys 0 #777 9 12,213
Spain Boys 0 #777 155 5,610
IT Boys 0 #785 788 10,046
TR 0 #802 479 19,440
NL Boys 0 #814 138 5,873
United States Boys 2024 #847 46 7,044
PE Boys 0 #925 2 14,506
MX Boys 0 #969 14 16,355
CO Boys 0 #975 7 15,656
IN Boys 0 #1,034 6 16,750
MY Girls 0 #1,072 1 24,821
MY Boys 0 #1,086 26 25,439
ZA Boys 0 #1,102 77 25,619
ZA Girls 0 #1,232 5 25,928
MX Girls 0 #1,266 2 17,781
IT Girls 0 #1,435 12 9,415

Abdallah is popular in 75 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Canada
United States
Norway
Switzerland

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People also ask about Abdallah

Abdallah is predominantly a boy's name.
Abdallah is a 3 syllable name, pronounced /æbˈdɑːlə/ (ab-DAH-lah).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Abdullah, Abdalla, Abdellah, Abdulla and Abdulah.
Across languages, Abdallah has these equivalents: Abdiel (Hebrew — "servant of God"), Obadiah (Hebrew — "servant of Yahweh"), Amatullah (female Arabic equivalent — "female servant of Allah").
Yes, very popular — Abdallah ranked #1 in Ireland in 2018, and appears in official birth registries across 10 countries.
Abdallah ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2018).
Abdallah's popularity is declining. It moved from #242 in 2011 to #250 in 2021 in France.