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The baby name Abed is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /əˈbɛd/ (uh-BED),/ˈɑːbɛd/ (AH-bed),Arabic root form: /ʕabd/ (approx. 'abd').

Abed is Arabic in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Arabic
Pronunciation: /əˈbɛd/ (uh-BED),/ˈɑːbɛd/ (AH-bed),Arabic root form: /ʕabd/ (approx. 'abd')

What is the meaning of the name Abed ?

The baby name Abed is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /əˈbɛd/ (uh-BED),/ˈɑːbɛd/ (AH-bed),Arabic root form: /ʕabd/ (approx. 'abd').

Abed is Arabic in Origin.

Abed is a Semitic given name rooted in the consonantal cluster ABD, meaning “to serve, worship.” In Arabic it aligns with abid (“worshipper, devout one”) and abd (“servant [of God]”), yielding Abed as a standalone personal name and as a clipped form of theophoric compounds. In Hebrew and Aramaic the same root appears as Obed/Oved with the sense “servant, worshipper.”

Across Arabic-speaking regions - especially the Levant and North Africa - Abed occurs independently and as a familiar short form for names like Abdullah or Abd al‑Rahman; it also survives widely as a surname (al‑Abed/El‑Abed). Jewish use is attested in the biblical Obed, ancestor of King David, and in modern Israeli Oved. Variants and cognates include Abid, Aabid, Abd (as an element), Obed/Oved, and the related theonymic Abednego (“servant of Nabu”). The name conveys humility, devotion, and service to the divine.

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Abed – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
PS Boys 0 #21 3,529 10,655
NA 0 #33 1 2,537
IL Boys 0 #36 3,649 10,983
LB 0 #36 3,496 13,263
JO Boys 0 #37 2,254 7,057
BI Boys 0 #44 1 917
CY 0 #60 1 1,632
JO 0 #62 85 2,158
AF 0 #74 3 1,883
MV Boys 0 #77 3 3,375
NA Boys 0 #78 190 6,830
AF Girls 0 #93 2 2,402
SD 0 #100 3 2,130
QA 0 #101 6 7,011
KW 0 #104 13 5,216
PS 0 #107 117 5,692
GE Boys 0 #110 1 2,055
IQ 0 #116 14 3,533
OM 0 #116 6 6,215
EE Boys 0 #125 1 2,087
CY Boys 0 #126 6 3,473
ID Boys 0 #133 3 4,130
GR 0 #135 1 3,911
BW Boys 0 #136 14 4,685
PA 0 #136 3 3,797
MU 0 #137 1 3,613
BN Boys 0 #139 1 6,332
AE 0 #158 20 10,220
IL 0 #167 114 6,291
HU Boys 0 #174 1 3,954
MT Boys 0 #179 1 4,064
Sweden Boys 2021 #182 2 1,578
DZ 0 #192 4,155 20,130
DK 0 #203 4 5,198
NA Girls 0 #209 16 7,146
SI Boys 0 #211 1 3,402
BD 0 #213 15 5,992
AF Boys 0 #215 56 3,535
BG Boys 0 #217 4 3,850
LU Boys 0 #219 2 4,970
SY 0 #221 1,159 11,684
IR 0 #227 5 4,221
SA 0 #235 61 10,560
GH 0 #246 3 5,396
IR Boys 0 #246 495 10,162
AO Boys 0 #248 2 5,568
GR Boys 0 #255 13 6,912
TW Boys 0 #256 1 7,111
YE 0 #263 122 8,639
DK Boys 0 #271 55 7,401
JO Girls 0 #296 30 7,570
JP Boys 0 #301 3 7,909
AL Boys 0 #303 1 5,122
CZ Boys 0 #305 1 6,530
Canada Boys 2021 #310 6 2,600
EG Boys 0 #312 1,141 15,035
CN Boys 0 #323 9 9,639
PE 0 #327 3 6,350
GH Boys 0 #328 18 8,138
TN 0 #331 950 13,765
IQ Boys 0 #335 436 13,071
GH Girls 0 #336 2 6,973
PL Boys 0 #337 4 6,459
QA Girls 0 #343 1 15,378
SD Boys 0 #350 96 10,523
SD Girls 0 #357 2 7,678
EG 0 #359 42 6,387
MU Girls 0 #362 1 8,539
MU Boys 0 #368 2 8,477
LY 0 #379 160 12,703
France Boys 2021 #382 6 2,865
BD Girls 0 #398 9 8,413
PH Boys 0 #407 2 11,440
OM Girls 0 #418 7 15,987
BD Boys 0 #419 165 10,045
Austria Boys 0 #423 20 2,180
Germany 0 #426 12 2,542
PS Girls 0 #434 90 10,981
MX 0 #445 1 8,339
PA Boys 0 #466 16 9,305
AR Boys 0 #483 1 7,628
IQ Girls 0 #484 21 11,303
BH 0 #493 61 17,937
GT Boys 0 #494 6 7,625
MA 0 #495 1,000 20,986
RU Boys 0 #496 10 12,621
CR Boys 0 #507 4 10,188
IR Girls 0 #514 17 8,334
IL Girls 0 #526 92 11,648
KW Girls 0 #558 4 19,177
QA Boys 0 #560 148 18,093
CM Boys 0 #568 8 12,054
BO Boys 0 #571 22 9,244
AE Girls 0 #590 8 20,968
KW Boys 0 #604 166 18,755
SG Girls 0 #631 2 18,916
IN Girls 0 #652 3 13,121
Finland Boys 2026 #672 11 3,552
SG Boys 0 #676 22 17,960
CL Boys 0 #696 5 13,390
AE Boys 0 #707 408 22,615
SA Boys 0 #725 1,291 28,008
OM Boys 0 #752 130 17,948
Germany Boys 0 #755 198 5,697
BR Boys 0 #783 3 12,213
NG Girls 0 #826 1 15,093
PE Boys 0 #843 36 14,506
NL Boys 0 #852 100 5,873
United States Boys 2024 #885 8 7,044
SA Girls 0 #889 47 25,931
Spain Boys 0 #891 40 5,610
NG Boys 0 #918 34 16,906
EG Girls 0 #922 38 14,742
IN Boys 0 #927 75 16,750
TR 0 #944 274 19,440
MX Boys 0 #949 34 16,355
CO Boys 0 #973 9 15,656
PE Girls 0 #1,009 2 14,861
MY Girls 0 #1,071 2 24,821
MY Boys 0 #1,083 29 25,439
ZA Boys 0 #1,107 72 25,619
MX Girls 0 #1,266 2 17,781
IT Boys 0 #1,368 104 10,046

Abed is popular in 76 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Sweden
United States
Canada
AE

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People also ask about Abed

Abed is predominantly a boy's name.
Abed is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /əˈbɛd/ (uh-BED),/ˈɑːbɛd/ (AH-bed),Arabic root form: /ʕabd/ (approx. 'abd').
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Abid, Aabid, Abeed, 'Abd, Abd and Abdel.
Across languages, Abed has these equivalents: Abdullah / Abdallah (Arabic, 'servant of God'), Obed (Hebrew, 'servant'), Ebed (Hebrew, 'servant'), Abdiel (Hebrew/Arabic, 'servant of God'), Abednego (Biblical, contains the element meaning 'servant'), and 1 more.
Yes — Abed ranked #182 in Sweden in 2021, and appears in official birth registries across 5 countries.
Abed ranks highest in Sweden (#182 in 2021).
Abed's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #407 in 2011 to #382 in 2021 in France.