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The baby name Abdi is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈæbdi/ (AB-dee).

Abdi is Arabic, Somali in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Arabic, Somali
Pronunciation: /ˈæbdi/ (AB-dee)

What is the meaning of the name Abdi ?

The baby name Abdi is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈæbdi/ (AB-dee).

Abdi is Arabic, Somali in Origin.

Abdi is a masculine name from the Semitic root ʿBD “to serve.” In Hebrew (Avdi), it literally means “my servant” and appears in the Bible borne by Levites (e.g., 1 Chronicles 6:44; 2 Chronicles 29:12), often interpreted as “servant [of God].” In Arabic, ʿAbd is the common theophoric element “servant (of God),” and Abdi can stand alone or serve as a short form of compound names such as Abdullahi/Abdullah, Abdirahman, or Abdulaziz. The name is especially widespread in Somali communities, where Abdi is a favored independent given name.

Usage spans Jewish, Arab, Somali, and Ottoman-Turkish contexts, with bearers across East Africa and the Middle East. In Oromo (Ethiopia), Abdii is a separate but similar-sounding name meaning “hope.” Variants and transliterations include Avdi, ʿAbdī, Abdy, and Abdii; related names include Abdiel, Abdeel, Obed, and Obadiah. Pronounced roughly AHB-dee, the name conveys a humble, devotional tone associated with service, loyalty, and piety.

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Abdi – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
ET 0 #2 5 246
ET Boys 0 #3 33 678
DJ 0 #4 20 322
DJ Boys 0 #5 84 657
ET Girls 0 #16 1 372
DJ Girls 0 #17 12 488
BN 0 #32 1 2,297
ID 0 #36 4 2,238
TM Boys 0 #36 1 614
BI Boys 0 #44 1 917
AO 0 #76 2 2,729
QA 0 #99 8 7,011
SD 0 #99 4 2,130
ID Girls 0 #102 1 3,319
ID Boys 0 #117 15 4,130
KW 0 #121 1 5,216
OM 0 #121 1 6,215
CY Boys 0 #128 4 3,473
AZ Boys 0 #129 3 1,400
Norway Boys 2015 #131 8 471
BN Boys 0 #137 3 6,332
MU 0 #137 1 3,613
PA 0 #138 1 3,797
MT Boys 0 #150 27 4,064
MT Girls 0 #152 2 3,773
CR 0 #165 1 5,526
AE 0 #179 9 10,220
Sweden Boys 2022 #181 2 1,509
CZ 0 #186 1 3,154
SD Boys 0 #192 340 10,523
YE 0 #193 227 8,639
RU 0 #194 1 3,641
DK 0 #204 3 5,198
DK Boys 0 #215 112 7,401
BG Boys 0 #217 4 3,850
LU Boys 0 #220 1 4,970
AL Girls 0 #227 1 4,141
IR 0 #228 4 4,221
KZ Boys 0 #236 54 6,578
BD 0 #240 2 5,992
GH 0 #248 1 5,396
AO Boys 0 #249 1 5,568
GR Girls 0 #249 1 6,293
TW Boys 0 #252 5 7,111
NA Boys 0 #253 1 6,830
GR Boys 0 #266 8 6,912
AL Boys 0 #273 26 5,122
AF Boys 0 #274 1 3,535
SA 0 #275 21 10,560
TW Girls 0 #287 3 8,139
QA Girls 0 #302 15 15,378
JP Boys 0 #303 1 7,909
CZ Boys 0 #305 1 6,530
CN Boys 0 #306 14 9,639
SD Girls 0 #316 30 7,678
Canada Boys 2008 #319 5 2,355
DK Girls 0 #328 2 7,429
KZ Girls 0 #331 2 5,862
GT 0 #333 6 5,948
PL Boys 0 #339 2 6,459
Finland Boys 0 #358 70 2,041
CN Girls 0 #359 1 8,829
GH Boys 0 #361 1 8,138
NL 0 #364 28 2,481
MU Boys 0 #369 1 8,477
OM Girls 0 #386 11 15,987
JO Boys 0 #387 3 7,057
France Boys 2019 #392 3 2,886
Austria Boys 0 #404 39 2,180
EG 0 #407 6 6,387
IR Boys 0 #436 118 10,162
ZA 0 #438 10 14,421
MX 0 #441 5 8,339
GT Boys 0 #451 24 7,625
PA Boys 0 #463 19 9,305
CR Boys 0 #474 14 10,188
QA Boys 0 #483 226 18,093
KW Girls 0 #490 26 19,177
Finland Boys 2026 #491 212 3,552
RU Boys 0 #491 15 12,621
LY 0 #502 34 12,703
PA Girls 0 #513 6 9,861
SA Boys 0 #514 2,092 28,008
IR Girls 0 #519 12 8,334
IQ Girls 0 #522 4 11,303
AE Girls 0 #529 25 20,968
GT Girls 0 #534 8 7,500
BH 0 #536 18 17,937
NL Boys 0 #544 479 5,873
TN 0 #549 316 13,765
HK Boys 0 #556 2 12,905
PS Boys 0 #561 1 10,655
KW Boys 0 #577 194 18,755
TR 0 #592 1,354 19,440
BD Boys 0 #600 6 10,045
SA Girls 0 #606 342 25,931
BO Boys 0 #617 6 9,244
IQ Boys 0 #619 49 13,071
IL Boys 0 #625 1 10,983
MA 0 #631 612 20,986
SG Girls 0 #632 1 18,916
HK Girls 0 #648 3 16,104
BO Girls 0 #649 3 9,488
EG Boys 0 #682 208 15,035
LB 0 #685 6 13,263
SY 0 #691 38 11,684
CL Boys 0 #696 5 13,390
IT 0 #705 10 4,183
SG Boys 0 #737 3 17,960
DZ 0 #756 448 20,130
ZA Boys 0 #769 450 25,619
BR Boys 0 #783 3 12,213
Germany Boys 0 #793 160 5,697
NG Girls 0 #826 1 15,093
OM Boys 0 #828 54 17,948
AE Boys 0 #864 230 22,615
PE Boys 0 #869 10 14,506
United States Boys 2024 #883 10 7,044
MX Boys 0 #901 82 16,355
Spain Boys 0 #909 22 5,610
United States Girls 2006 #938 5 10,031
NL Girls 0 #940 16 5,933
EG Girls 0 #950 10 14,742
CO Boys 0 #976 6 15,656
MY Boys 0 #1,007 105 25,439
PE Girls 0 #1,010 1 14,861
MY Girls 0 #1,066 7 24,821
ZA Girls 0 #1,113 29 25,928
CO Girls 0 #1,151 2 16,140
MX Girls 0 #1,155 29 17,781
IT Boys 0 #1,243 229 10,046
IT Girls 0 #1,433 14 9,415

Abdi is popular in 73 countries — most recent births per country:

Norway
United States
Sweden
Canada
France

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People also ask about Abdi

Abdi is predominantly a boy's name.
Abdi is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /ˈæbdi/ (AB-dee).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Abdu, Abdo and Abdy.
Yes — Abdi ranked #131 in Norway in 2015, and appears in official birth registries across 6 countries.
Abdi ranks highest in Norway (#131 in 2015).
Abdi's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #145 in 2005 to #131 in 2015 in Norway.