The baby name Asadullah is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced AH-sahd-oo-LAH.
The baby name Asadullah is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced AH-sahd-oo-LAH.
Asadullah is Arabic, Islamic in Origin.
Asadullah is an Arabic theophoric compound from asad (“lion”) + Allāh (“God”), meaning “Lion of God.” The name conveys courage, steadfastness, and divine protection, and belongs to a family of devotional compounds common in Islamic naming traditions.
It functions both as a personal name and an honorific. Asadullāh was celebrated as a laqab of ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib, and is also associated with Ḥamza ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib, fostering its prestige across Sunni and Shīʿī communities. Usage spans the Arabic-speaking world and Persianate and South Asian spheres, including Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the wider diaspora. Variants reflect regional scripts and transliteration: Asadallah, Assadullah, Asadollah (Persian), Asad Ullah/Asad-Ullah, Esadullah (Turkic), and the short form Asad/Assad. Related surnames and patronymics include Asadullaev/Asadullayev and Asadollahi. The name remains a traditional, reverent choice.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BW | 0 | #19 | 1 | 960 | |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #31 | 553 | 3,535 |
| AF | 0 | #44 | 33 | 1,883 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #87 | 8 | 2,402 |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #110 | 1 | 2,055 |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2012 | #186 | 2 | 1,395 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| BD | 0 | #218 | 10 | 5,992 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #271 | 3 | 6,912 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #295 | 2 | 6,578 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #301 | 6 | 2,588 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| SA | 0 | #310 | 3 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #326 | 7 | 7,401 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #341 | 3 | 15,378 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #402 | 5 | 8,413 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #418 | 10 | 2,041 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #432 | 11 | 2,180 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #462 | 117 | 10,045 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #488 | 18 | 12,621 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #521 | 32 | 10,162 |
| BH | 0 | #543 | 11 | 17,937 | |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #544 | 2 | 8,334 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #592 | 6 | 20,968 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #671 | 12 | 3,552 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #681 | 27 | 18,093 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #694 | 4 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #731 | 9 | 17,960 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #740 | 30 | 18,755 |
| SY | 0 | #762 | 6 | 11,684 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #838 | 44 | 17,948 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #886 | 7 | 7,044 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #893 | 200 | 22,615 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #920 | 16 | 25,931 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #921 | 5 | 15,035 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #925 | 28 | 5,697 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #985 | 17 | 16,750 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #997 | 5 | 16,906 |
| TR | 0 | #1,018 | 194 | 19,440 | |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,071 | 2 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,098 | 14 | 25,439 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,148 | 497 | 28,008 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,232 | 3 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,268 | 5 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,454 | 18 | 10,046 |
Asadullah is popular in 40 countries — most recent births per country:
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