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The baby name Abdullah is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ab-DUL-lah (IPA: /æbˈdʊlɑː/ or /əbˈdʌlə/).

Abdullah is Arabic in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 3.0
Origin: Arabic
Pronunciation: ab-DUL-lah (IPA: /æbˈdʊlɑː/ or /əbˈdʌlə/)

What is the meaning of the name Abdullah ?

The baby name Abdullah is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ab-DUL-lah (IPA: /æbˈdʊlɑː/ or /əbˈdʌlə/).

Abdullah is Arabic in Origin.

Abdullah (Arabic: ʿAbd Allāh) is a theophoric Arabic given name meaning “servant of God,” from ʿabd “servant” + Allāh “God.” In classical Arabic the compound is written as two words (ʿAbd Allāh), but in Latin script it appears fused.

Attested in pre-Islamic Arabia and central to early Islam - borne by the Prophet Muhammad’s father and companions such as ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbbās and ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿUmar - the name spread throughout the Muslim world and remains a favorite. Variants include Abdallah, Abdalla, Abdulah (Bosnian), Abdulla (Central and South Asia, Turkic regions), and Abdellah (Maghrebi/Francophone); nicknames include Abdul, Abdu, and Dullah, though Abdul is technically a grammatical prefix in Arabic. Related diminutive forms are Ubayd Allah/Ubaidullah (“little servant of God”). Its enduring appeal reflects reverent meaning and a Prophetic preference for names like Abd Allah and Abd al-Rahman across Arabic-, Persian-, Turkish-, Malay-, and Swahili-speaking communities and the global diaspora.

Abdullah has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Abdullah

Abdullah Gül Politician · Born 1950 · Turkey Abdullah Gül is a Turkish politician best known for serving as president of Turkey from 2007 to 2014. Before that, he was briefly prime minister from 2002 to 2003 and also served as deputy prime minister and foreign minister between 2003 and 2007. Abdullah II of Jordan Royal · Born 1962 · Jordan Abdullah II of Jordan is best known as the King of Jordan, a role he has held since ascending the throne on 7 February 1999. Born Abdullah bin Hussein on 30 January 1962, he is a member of the Hashemite royal family, which has ruled Jordan since 1921, and is traditionally regarded as a 41st-generation direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad. Abdullah of Saudi Arabia Politician · Born 1924 · Saudi Arabia Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was most famous for serving as King of Saudi Arabia from 2005 until his death in 2015, and he was also the country’s prime minister during that time. Before becoming king, he was Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia from 1982.
Abdullah I of Jordan Royal · Born 1882 · Jordan Abdullah I of Jordan is best known as the founding ruler of modern Jordan. He served as Emir of Transjordan from 1921 until 1946, when the country became independent and he became its first king, ruling until his assassination in 1951. Abdullah Öcalan Politician · Born 1949 · Turkey Abdullah Öcalan, also known as Apo, is best known as a founding member of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), a militant Kurdish organization. Born on 4 April 1948 or 1949, he was based in Syria from 1979 to 1998. Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Politician · Born 1939 · Malaysia Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was a Malaysian politician best known for serving as Malaysia’s fifth prime minister from 2003 to 2009. Also known as Pak Lah, he was a senior UMNO leader and headed the Barisan Nasional coalition during his time in office.

Celebrity babies named Abdullah

Name Last Name(s) Mother Mother famous for Fame Level Father Father famous for Fame Level
Abdullah Olajuwon Hakeem Olajuwon basketball player ★★★★★

Abdullah – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Boys 2025 #1 — 836
Germany Boys 2025 #1 — 423
AF Boys 0 #4 1,775 3,535
YE 0 #4 5,950 8,639
AF 0 #5 139 1,883
SA 0 #5 2,942 10,560
OM 0 #6 335 6,215
KW 0 #8 353 5,216
OM Boys 0 #8 10,754 17,948
KW Boys 0 #9 11,858 18,755
SA Boys 0 #9 81,260 28,008
BD Boys 0 #10 6,126 10,045
JO 0 #13 278 2,158
MV 0 #13 10 644
MV Boys 0 #14 123 3,375
DJ 0 #16 2 322
ET Girls 0 #16 1 372
JO Boys 0 #16 5,689 7,057
AE 0 #18 310 10,220
BD 0 #18 447 5,992
AE Boys 0 #19 10,382 22,615
IQ Boys 0 #21 9,387 13,071
TR 0 #22 75,939 19,440
QA 0 #23 93 7,011
IQ 0 #25 180 3,533
QA Boys 0 #30 3,117 18,093
TM Boys 0 #32 5 614
NA 0 #33 1 2,537
ID 0 #35 5 2,238
MV Girls 0 #35 1 2,021
DJ Boys 0 #36 1 657
AZ 0 #42 2 706
BH 0 #42 1,481 17,937
LY 0 #42 1,935 12,703
GE 0 #44 1 997
BN Boys 0 #45 98 6,332
MY Boys 0 #47 6,484 25,439
AF Girls 0 #52 43 2,402
CY 0 #60 1 1,632
SD 0 #60 45 2,130
LU 0 #65 2 2,830
EG Boys 0 #66 19,481 15,035
SD Boys 0 #66 1,270 10,523
IN 0 #69 3 2,963
SY 0 #71 3,424 11,684
JP 0 #73 5 4,057
AL 0 #76 1 2,372
CN 0 #76 10 3,857
BG 0 #82 1 1,799
ID Boys 0 #89 43 4,130
PS Boys 0 #92 1,215 10,655
JM 0 #93 1 3,714
KZ 0 #93 2 1,452
GE Boys 0 #103 8 2,055
GE Girls 0 #108 1 1,564
AZ Boys 0 #110 21 1,400
BN Girls 0 #111 4 5,459
HU 0 #114 2 1,675
CY Boys 0 #120 10 3,473
SA Girls 0 #122 1,948 25,931
Norway Boys 2025 #124 11 444
Switzerland Boys 2024 #124 14 1,769
EE Boys 0 #124 2 2,087
EG 0 #124 691 6,387
GR 0 #128 8 3,911
MU 0 #134 4 3,613
OM Girls 0 #135 295 15,987
PA 0 #138 1 3,797
BW Boys 0 #140 10 4,685
LT Boys 0 #150 2 2,166
RS Boys 0 #151 4 2,277
DK Boys 0 #153 226 7,401
HU Boys 0 #156 19 3,954
Sweden Boys 2022 #160 23 1,509
PS 0 #160 59 5,692
GR Boys 0 #163 109 6,912
Belgium Boys 2024 #165 24 401
MT Boys 0 #165 12 4,064
SI Boys 0 #176 34 3,402
Austria Boys 0 #177 385 2,180
SI Girls 0 #177 1 2,769
GH Boys 0 #181 209 8,138
GH 0 #181 63 5,396
HR 0 #181 1 2,081
CZ 0 #185 2 3,154
MY 0 #186 153 12,352
DK 0 #190 14 5,198
RU 0 #191 4 3,641
Austria 0 #195 19 850
BG Boys 0 #201 19 3,850
LU Boys 0 #207 12 4,970
PL 0 #212 1 2,600
BD Girls 0 #215 177 8,413
NG 0 #216 49 5,926
KW Girls 0 #218 337 19,177
HU Girls 0 #224 2 3,308
KZ Boys 0 #225 65 6,578
QA Girls 0 #225 92 15,378
Canada Boys 2024 #227 81 2,588
BG Girls 0 #230 2 3,559
IR 0 #230 2 4,221
TW Boys 0 #232 10 7,111
Germany Boys 0 #233 1,805 5,697
MO Boys 0 #233 2 5,842
IL Boys 0 #235 572 10,983
Finland Boys 0 #241 208 2,041
CN Boys 0 #242 80 9,639
JP Boys 0 #242 56 7,909
IL 0 #245 30 6,291
AO Boys 0 #246 4 5,568
GR Girls 0 #248 2 6,293
JP Girls 0 #250 2 6,592
SG 0 #250 20 11,010
NA Boys 0 #253 1 6,830
HR Boys 0 #257 3 3,997
NG Boys 0 #258 1,854 16,906
RU Boys 0 #261 302 12,621
IR Boys 0 #264 430 10,162
JO Girls 0 #272 54 7,570
AL Boys 0 #273 26 5,122
AE Girls 0 #277 294 20,968
LB 0 #278 549 13,263
TW Girls 0 #289 1 8,139
JM Boys 0 #291 3 6,876
CZ Boys 0 #292 13 6,530
GH Girls 0 #299 26 6,973
SG Boys 0 #299 521 17,960
PL Boys 0 #310 26 6,459
IQ Girls 0 #311 206 11,303
France Boys 2021 #326 62 2,865
DK Girls 0 #326 4 7,429
MU Boys 0 #326 32 8,477
SD Girls 0 #330 16 7,678
KZ Girls 0 #331 2 5,862
PH Boys 0 #331 53 11,440
Germany 0 #344 96 2,542
NL 0 #352 40 2,481
NL Boys 0 #356 987 5,873
PT Boys 0 #357 11 7,951
CN Girls 0 #359 1 8,829
MU Girls 0 #362 1 8,539
PL Girls 0 #364 1 5,096
Finland Girls 0 #382 10 1,368
ZA 0 #390 58 14,421
PH Girls 0 #428 2 13,098
Finland Boys 2026 #431 314 3,552
MA 0 #455 1,177 20,986
PA Boys 0 #467 15 9,305
PT Girls 0 #471 1 7,952
IN Boys 0 #502 599 16,750
PS Girls 0 #502 22 10,981
CR Boys 0 #504 7 10,188
HK Boys 0 #509 19 12,905
CO 0 #510 1 7,768
IR Girls 0 #517 14 8,334
RU Girls 0 #519 5 11,913
CM Boys 0 #534 17 12,054
ZA Boys 0 #555 881 25,619
CM Girls 0 #559 2 11,671
SG Girls 0 #576 11 18,916
United States Boys 2024 #589 320 7,044
IN Girls 0 #606 26 13,121
NG Girls 0 #635 153 15,093
IL Girls 0 #640 6 11,648
HK Girls 0 #649 2 16,104
IT 0 #678 37 4,183
DZ 0 #692 542 20,130
EG Girls 0 #693 279 14,742
CL Boys 0 #694 7 13,390
TN 0 #746 84 13,765
BR Boys 0 #779 7 12,213
Spain Boys 0 #780 152 5,610
IT Boys 0 #786 787 10,046
MY Girls 0 #787 210 24,821
Germany Girls 0 #816 23 4,949
PE Boys 0 #923 4 14,506
NL Girls 0 #935 21 5,933
CO Boys 0 #979 3 15,656
MX Boys 0 #1,028 6 16,355
ZA Girls 0 #1,122 20 25,928
MX Girls 0 #1,267 1 17,781
IT Girls 0 #1,416 31 9,415

Abdullah is popular in 87 countries — most recent births per country:

Norway
France
Canada
Scotland, United Kingdom
Ireland

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People also ask about Abdullah

Abdullah is predominantly a boy's name.
Abdullah is a 3 syllable name, pronounced ab-DUL-lah (IPA: /æbˈdʊlɑː/ or /əbˈdʌlə/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Abdallah, Abdellah, Abdalla, Abdulla, Abdulah and Abdollah.
Across languages, Abdullah has these equivalents: Abdiel (Hebrew, 'servant of God'), Obadiah (Hebrew, 'servant of Yahweh'), Abd-El (Hebrew compound meaning 'servant of God').
Yes, very popular — Abdullah ranked #1 in Ireland in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 11 countries.
Abdullah ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2025).
Abdullah's popularity is declining. It moved from #121 in 2015 to #124 in 2025 in Norway.
Yes — 9 notable people named Abdullah are in our database, including Abdullah Gül (Politician), Abdullah II of Jordan (Royal), Abdullah of Saudi Arabia (Politician).
Yes — at least 1 celebrity couple has chosen Abdullah for their child, including Hakeem Olajuwon.